Marvelous 1935 Ruth Taylor White pictorial map of Hawaii and Samoa
Territory of Hawaii – Samoa
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Description
Pictorial map of Hawaii and Samoa drawn by the famous illustrator, Ruth Taylor White, and published in Our USA: A Gay Geography.
Born in 1899, Taylor and her family, like many, headed persistently west in the late 19th century, finally settling in California.
In the spring of 1930, White spent five weeks in Hawaii. Her trip was likely prompted by a commission from the Hawaii Tourist Bureau to draw maps of the Hawaiian islands.
Cartographer(s):
Ruth Taylor White (1896–1985) was born in Oregon, the daughter of painter John S. Taylor and sister of Della Taylor Hoss, herself a noted pictorial cartographer. White coined her own term for her discipline — “carto-graphy” — and became one of the foremost practitioners of the pictorial map form in 20th-century America.
In the spring of 1930 she traveled to Hawaii, receiving a commission from the Hawaii Tourist Bureau that resulted in a celebrated series of five pictorial maps of the Hawaiian Islands, published in 1931. Her Hawaiian maps, which documented golf courses and yacht clubs alongside heiaus, sites connected to Hawaiian royalty, and traditional activities such as hula, surfing, and hukilau, are among the most sought-after works in American pictorial cartography.
White’s most famous production is the pictorial atlas Our USA: A Gay Geography (1935), published with her brother.
Condition Description
Very good condition. Descriptive text of Idaho on verso.
References
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