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1934 Edward Camy Pictorial Map of Alaska
$550.00
1934 Edward Camy Pictorial Map of Alaska
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Title
1934 (dated) 21.5 x 28.75 in (54.61 x 73.025 cm) 1 : 4000000
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Census and Publication History
This map was created by Edward Camy and published by the Alaska Steamship Company in 1934 and first appeared in 1934 in the present edition. It was subsequently reissued several times with minor changes. An issue in 1939 features a slightly different color scheme, and a 1940 edition appears as a folding pamphlet with printing on both sides.Cartographer
Edward Camy (1904 – 1958) was a California based illustrator and graphic artist active in the first half of the 20th century. Camy did extensive work for the Alaska Steamship Line and the Santa Fe Railroad. He also produced graphic advertisements for Dole Pineapple and Signal Gasoline. He cartographic work is limited to only a few mops, most in the cartoonish style of his most famous work, A Good-Natured Map of Alaska. Camy was born in Fresno, California and lived most of his life in San Francisco. More by this mapmaker...