This graphic literary map was created by Edward Everett Henry as part of Harris Seybold Corporation's “Map-of-A-Book” series, and was likely timed to coincide with a TV-series adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic book, A Tale of Two Cities, produced by the BBC in 1957. The map centers on a vignette of the revolution of the peasants and the storming of the Bastille. To the left of the vignette is a map of London and to the right is a map of Paris, in which the locations of various scenes are identified. Additional vignettes showing important narrative events from the book are scattered throughout. Published by Harris Seybold Company in Cleveland, Ohio.

Edward Everett Henry (1893-1961) was an American artist known for his work in commercial advertising and graphic design. In addition to designing 9 of the maps for Harris Seybold's "Map-of-A-Book" series, he also created calendar maps and murals for the Ford Company Building and the New York World's Fair. Read more about Henry in Roderick Barron's excellent biography.

References: Rumsey #8010.

Condition: A+

Crisp and clean with minor creasing along the edges of the sheet.