1946 Pictorial Map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts



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Title: Map of Cape Cod the Land of Our Pilgrim Forefathers wherein is Indicated Cape Cod's Fifteen Towns of Provincetown, Reruro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, Dennis, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Sandwich, Bourne, Mashpee, Falmouth. Actual duplications of many shipwrecks and landmarks. Designed and Planned by Edward Rowe Snow. Drawen by Ugo Donofrio. 1946.

Description: A charming 1946 pictorial map of Cape Cod and its towns, created by New England author and historian Edward Rowe Snow. A lover of all things piratical and nautical, Snow brusquely marks out the towns of Cape Cod with banners, but indulges himself in his depictions of ships and shipwrecks, sea birds, whales and even a sea monster menacing Provincetown. The shipwrecks are not generic, but rather are specific, named ships ranging from the Pirate ship ‘Whidah’ (Whydah Gally, a slaver and pirate ship sunk in 1717) to Submarine S-4 (SS-109, a U.S. Submarine sunk in 1927). Camp Edwards (a major WWII training ground) is marked on the map, as is Hyannis Airport.
Publication History and CensusThis piece is scarce on the market. It is neglected in institutional collections: it appears only in the Harvard University library and the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. We see only one example in auction records from 2017.

Size: Printed area measures 10.25 inches high by 15.75 inches wide.

Condition: Very good condition. Original fold lines with virtually no wear.



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