1940 Chocolates Orthi Pictorial Map of North America
AmericadelNorte-bano-1940-2
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1940 (undated) 17.5 x 25 in (44.45 x 63.5 cm) 1 : 20300000
Description
Dating This Piece
The date of this map is unclear. Chocolates Orthi, Piera Y Brugueras began issuing cartographic cromos instructivos recortables around 1933. They produced maps of Spain, Europe, North and South America, and North America. The Europe map is the only map that bears a date, 1933, and stylistically appears primitive, possibly suggesting an earlier example. The flags are generally out of date. The flag of Costa Rica represented was not used after 1906, the El Salvador flag represented was not used after 1912, the Nicaragua flag 1898, and the Canada flag, 1907. We have approximated the date to 1940, which is consistent with the publishing history of Litografía B. Baño as well as the printing style.Publication History and Census
This map was drawn by Albert Mestre i Moragas and printed by Litografía B. Baño of Barcelona, Spain, c. 1940. We have encountered examples of this map that have already been dissected for distribution as trading cards in the past. This is the first example we have encountered that has not been treated in that fashion. We note a single example of the complete set of trading cards cataloged in OCLC which is part of the collection at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.CartographerS
Litografía B. Baño (fl. c. 1930 – c. 1960) was a Barcelona based commercial lithography firm. The issued various posters for events and advertising as well as a several collections of trade cards. The firm seems to have been intimate with the chocolate industry, including Chocolates Orthi, Piera Y Brugueras and Chocolates Juncosa, who provided it with considerable business More by this mapmaker...
Albert Mestre i Moragas (1891 - 1973) was a Spanish Catalonian cartoonist and illustrator. Born in Barcelona, Mestre was self-taught. Over the course of his career he worked as a lithographer in Josep Llancuna's workshop. He published work in several publications, including La Jornada Deportiva, El Mundo Deportiva, Boxeo, and Sidral Deportiu. He also contributed work to the children's magazine TBO, and illustrated textbooks and trading carts for children. Learn More...