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Map showing Isle of Pleasure / drawn from the (keg) H.J. (Heinie) Lawrence.
- Title
- Map showing Isle of Pleasure / drawn from the (keg) H.J. (Heinie) Lawrence.
- Author
- Lawrence, H. J. (Henry Jefferson), 1900-1986
- Publication
- Houston, Texas : [ H.J. (Heinie) Lawrence, [1931]
- ©1931
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1 to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 19-724 | Schwarzman Building M1 - Map Division Desk Room 117 |
Details
- Description
- 1 map : hand colored; 49 x 42 cm, on sheet 51 x 45 cm
- Alternative Title
- Isle of Pleasure
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Pictorial maps.
- Aerial views.
- Note
- Pictorial map showing an island, in the shape of a human skull, labeled the "State of Inebriation," "surrounded by the Gulp Stream and Prohibition Sea. The Prohibition sea includes several clever vignettes, most notably the shipwreck of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition), "Sinking into Oblivion", with its primary advocate, Andrew Volstead, high on the mast, going down with the ship. At the top right, the image is illuminating by "Moon Shine". At the center of the island, Lake Champagne is inhabited by a pair of naked females Eye Openers.
- Relief shown pictorially.
- "Copyrighted by H.J. (Heinie) Lawrence, 1931."
- "Scale two fingers to the drink; thus liquud measure = 8 drinks make 1 pint, 2 pints make 1 happy."
- Call Number
- Map Div. 19-724
- OCLC
- 1090067565
- Author
- Lawrence, H. J. (Henry Jefferson), 1900-1986, creator, publisher.
- Title
- Map showing Isle of Pleasure / drawn from the (keg) H.J. (Heinie) Lawrence.
- Publisher
- Houston, Texas : [ H.J. (Heinie) Lawrence, [1931]
- Copyright Date
- ©1931
- Cartographic Data
- Not drawn to scale.
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Place of Publication
- United States Texas Houston.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 19-724 [Filed as Pictorial Maps- Fictional Places]