1950 Reis- und Handels-Aktiengesellschaft Pictorial Map of the World with the History of Rice
Der Reis in der Welt.
Rice Production - modernized and industrialized in response to post-war global food shortages.
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Rice Production - modernized and industrialized in response to post-war global food shortages.
This is a c. 1950 pictorial map of the world celebrating rice cultivation created for Reis-und Handels-Aktiengesellschaft (Rice and Trading Corporation). The map takes on added significance in the face of global post-World War II (1939 - 1945) food shortages. It was recognized that rice production could be rapidly industrialized and modernized, providing a global staple food.A Closer Look
Text banners provide short historical notes about rice cultivation. One references Alexander the Great, while another discusses Native American wild rice harvests in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Few countries are identified by name, but the map does provide the word for rice in various languages. Statistics concerning rice production and consumption occupy a cartouche in the lower left. A large table along the bottom border contains rice cultivation and import/export statistics from 1926 through 1950. Pictorial vignettes depict stereotypical regional scenes. (A mistake appears in Australia where a giant anteater appears next to a kangaroo. The giant anteater is not Australian fauna; rather, it is indigenous to Central and South America.)Publication History and Census
This map was created and published by Graphia Hans Gundlach and Company c. 1950 for Reis-und Handels-Aktiengesellschaft Bremen - Hamburg. This is the only known cataloged example.Condition
Good. Full professional restoration. Areas of infill to border. Several closed tears evident.