1940 Stedman Pictorial Map of New Mexico

An extraordinary example of Wilfred Stedman's beautifully illustrated 1940 map of the historical trails through New Mexico. The map covers New Mexico from Shiprock to el Paso. Notes the only point in the United States common to four states, where the boundaries of Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado meet. Historic routes and trails are identified, including the Butterfield Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, Goodnight Loving Trail, among others, as well as the exploratory routes taken by Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, Onate, escalante and espejo. Steadman's map also identifies various army forts, pueblos, national and state monuments. Throughout, the map is fantastically illustrated with carriages, cowboys, soldiers, explorers, forts, wildlife, etc. The verso contains information about the various trails and the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Celebrations. The map was prepared and illustrated by Wilfred Stedman for free distribution during the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Celebrations by the New Mexico State Tourist Bureau, a division of the State Highway Department, Santa Fe, New Mexico. This map became extremely popular and has since been widely copied – the present example is the original 1940 printing.