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A New Yorker's View of the United States Anthropomorphic, Hysterical & Caricature Maps
From: Cstar1
4/10/15
Steinberg’s iconic image had precedent in Daniel Wallingford’s similar commentary, “A New Yorker’s Idea of the United States,” drawn in 1936 and then reissued for the World’s Fair in 1939.
Source: Mapping the Nation
From: jkeenan0
4/16/15
Hi
Do you have a copy of Daniel Wallingford's, "A New Yorker’s Idea of the United States," or where there is a copy on line?
Thanks
Jim Keenan
From: Cstar1
4/16/15
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The Old Map Gallery
If you've ever seen the whimsical, distorted maps that show the United States such the "Map of the United States as Californians See It" (1947), or the "A United States Map as the Floridian Sees It" (1948), or the New Yorker magazine covers by Saul Steinberg (1976), they all probably found their beginning in the these first maps of Daniel K.
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4/16/15
A New Yorker's Idea of The United States of America : Geographicus Rare Antique Map
A New Yorker's Idea of The United States of America This is scarce and whimsical 1939 map depicting a New Yorker's idea of the United States by Daniel K. Wallingford. The map depicts a distorted view of the United States, where New York State, Manhattan and Brooklyn are shown in oversize proportion to the rest of the country.
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4/16/15
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