Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: A Food Map of the United States showing the part played by each of our states in supplying the nation's larder

Barcode: 53818

Image Number: 53818.0001

Publishing Location: New York

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Brief Description: Pictorial map of the United States showing the signature foods produced by each state. The map was commissioned by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company for its exhibition at the 1933 Chicago World Fair from Louis Delton Francher, a commercial illustrator and poster designer. Includes insets on the four corners: meats & fish; grains; poultry; the A&P organization.

Creator: Fancher, Louis D., 1884-1944

Publisher: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Date/Date Range Published: 1932

Language: English

Map Type: Pictorial mapsThematic maps

Dimensions: 79 x 105 cm on sheet 89 x 114 cm

LC Call Number: G3701.J6 1932 F3

OCLC: 62288925

Accession Number: OML-1932-126

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/53818.0001