“A Map of Herr Hitler’s Heaven,” Richard Yardley, Ken magazine, April 21, 1938.
Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection. Cornell University Library’s Digital Collections
Category: Maps
Map Porn, where to go and how to get there…
Stalag 13
Outstanding map of Stalag 13 by Corey Hatch, as presented in CBS’s show Hogan’s Heroes.
The map was originally hosted on the servers at The School of Computing at the University of Utah, but has since been deleted.
The Most Dangerous Game
After a shipwreck, big game hunter Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea), finds himself to be the sole survivor on an island called Baranka, but he is not alone. The hunter becomes the hunted as a bored and crazed Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks), forces him to become the prey. The prize is Eve Trowbridge (Fay Wray), who was on the island because of similar circumstances. The Most Dangerous Game is currently playing on tubitv
If some of the scenery looks familiar, it’s because its the same set as used in the film King Kong.
The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island
Detail of map above
King Tut’s Tomb, 1923
It was the tomb of King Tutankhamen, the successor of the famous Akhenaten and Smenkhkara, who were co-regents in Egypt from 1375 to 1358 B.C., that some of the greatest treasure and relics of antiquity ever unearthed were found. The New-found Tomb lies below that of Rameses VI and its discovery is a credit to the persistence and instinct of the men who have kept digging away at the mound for years after earlier explorers ceased their search, It will be interesting to learn what is in the unexplored portion of the tomb that lies beyond the second chamber. This was closely packed with the funeral paraphernalia of Tutankhamen.
Dual page map detail of King Tut’s tomb from the October 1923 issue of Popular Mechanics. The tomb was discovered one year prior.
Forgotten Gods
A trip to the Yucatan Peninsula in the summer of 1909 provided inspiration for Forgotten Gods.
Pasadena, CA, 1932
Map showing Pasadena and surrounding area. Some of the highlights include (L to R): Cawston Ostrich Farm, Colorado Street Bridge, Hotel Vista Del Arroyo, Brookside Park, Mt. Lowe, Christmas Tree Lane, Pasadena City Hall, Hotel Raymond, Pasadena Playhouse, Hotel Huntington, Huntington Library, Cal Tech University and Mt. Wilson Observatory. Source: Library of Congress.
WCCO, 50,000 Watts
Trade magazine advertisement for WCCO of Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota showing the extent of their broadcasting power and the markets they reach
Far East, 1943
Insert from 1943 Newsmap article showing the far east. UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
Comparison Map, 1893
Very odd map from the Omaha Daily Bee from March 05, 1893 located in an article concerning quarantining during the spread of Asiatic Cholera. I’m not sure if the comparison is of population, population under quarantine, or land mass.
Shanghai, 1932
