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Map of Greenwich Village made for the Whitney Studio Club
Rudge, W.E. ; Whitney S...
Map of Greenwich Villag...
1920
11362.000
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[Rudge, W.E., Whitney Studio Club, Klitgaard, Kaj (1883-1953)]
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Map of Greenwich Village made for the Whitney Studio Club. W.E. Rudge.
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11362.000
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Bright color bird's eye view pictorial map of Greenwich Village in the 1920s, copyright at lower left: W.E. Rudge. Showing the village through the puffy clouds which are the link to the uncolored pictorial border. Shows detailed view of the buildings, streets, parks, ships, mermaid and sea monster. Includes 2 quotes by John Reed in the puffy clouds at upper left and right. Around the cartouche are winged faces, apparently portraits of the artists. Unusual and rare pictorial map of Greenwich Village.
Island of Manhattan from the Battery to 59th Street
Klitgaard, Kaj (1883-19...
Island of Manhattan fro...
1927
11160.000
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Klitgaard, Kaj (1883-1953)
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Island of Manhattan from the Battery to 59th Street. Kaj Klitgaard.
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11160.000
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This is a very rare color pictorial map of Manhattan, New York. Extends from Battery to 59th St. Includes marvelous illustrations of pre-Depression manhattan. Date estimated. With numerous allegorical vignettes including: Vanderbilt Yacht / Dreaming of the 1928 Election; at the top right, there are portrait images of Al Smith (then Governor of New York) and James A. Reed (Senator from Missouri); Prohibition - the bottles in the water and "enforcement" vignette over the river at the top left; The Gilded Age - the delightful cornucopia vignettes locating the rich and not so rich; Zeppelin & Battle Ship, resembles the USS Los Angeles or the USS Shenandoah, battleship USS Texas; then subways, lines of the IRT, BMT, and elevated train system, churches, hotels, businesses, etc. Includes key at the lower right corner. Klitgaard was a Danish American author, painter, illustrator, educator, and master mariner (1888-1953). This appears to be his only pictorial map. There are many hidden themes and caricatures in this map to be discovered. Date is estimated based on the image of the USS Texas. She was modernized in 1925-26 (losing the cage-mast and one funnel) and then was based out of NYC in August 1927 (with thanks to Harry Newman for this information).
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