Catalog Archive
Auction 170, Lot 66

"[Lot of 2] A Map for the "Scofflaw" - An Imaginary Conception of an Ideal Estate [and] Map of an Imaginary Estate for an Inveterate Fly-Fisherman"

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Period: 1931 (published)

Publication: Country Life Magazine

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.8 x 11.3 inches
19.8 x 28.7 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

These two maps by John R. Held, Jr. were published in Country Life Magazine in January and April 1931. The first is an anti-prohibition map, which shows fields growing alcohol-related crops (such as rye, apples, grapes, and dandelions) and various machinery and buildings used in the production of alcohol. A large sea includes a "rum runner," a private yacht, and a drowning "dry agent" (with the notation "and good for him"). Large signs warning dry agents to "keep out" surround the area. On verso are photos of a residence in Bedford, New York. The second map is the ideal landscape for a fly-fisherman, with a large fish hatchery feeding numerous rivers and pools, all surrounded by signs for others to "keep out" (interestingly a theme on both maps). Below the distance scale it is noted "as though it meant anything." On verso is the beginning of an article about Amelia Earhart.

References: PJ Mode Collection #1234 & #2072.

Condition: A

Bright examples with minor marginal soiling and a few small abrasions confined to the blank margins on the "Scofflaw" map.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $160

Closed on 11/14/2018

Archived