'Kansas'

Vintage colour pictorial map. The buyer should aware be that the figurative depiction of certain groups - especially minorities - within some of these maps are a product of the prevailing (white) attitudes of their era; they employ racist & colonialist tropes, including exaggerated features. These maps have great value as illustrations of the social reality of their time, but today's viewer should be prepared to be offended or shocked by aspects of them., 1935

Caption below picture: 'Kansas'

DATE PRINTED: 1935    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 30.5 x 23.5cm, 12 x 9.25 inches (Large)

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Ruth Taylor White

PROVENANCE: "Our U.S.A. - A Gay Geography", text by Frank J. Taylor; Maps by Ruth Taylor, published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston

TYPE: Vintage colour pictorial map. The buyer should aware be that the figurative depiction of certain groups - especially minorities - within some of these maps are a product of the prevailing (white) attitudes of their era; they employ racist & colonialist tropes, including exaggerated features. These maps have great value as illustrations of the social reality of their time, but today's viewer should be prepared to be offended or shocked by aspects of them.

VERSO: There is unrelated text printed on the reverse side

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy - see below.

AUTHENTICITY:  This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography.

REMARKS: FRANCE: Gravures et Cartes anciennes. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten. ITALIA: Stampe e Mappe antiche. ESPA�A: Mapas antiquos y impresiones antiguas. E and OE. Force Majeure. English law shall apply.

RETURNS POLICY:   I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition, suitably packed & insured, within 14 days of receipt.