Description: This N.C. Wyeth Map of Discovery from National Geographic Society in 1928 is a beautiful piece of history. The folding map features a pictorial/bird's eye view of the Eastern Hemisphere and is an original as described. The map measures 18.5 x 16.75 inches. The National Geographic Society, Washington D.C. published this map. Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American painter and illustrator. He was a student of Howard Pyle and became one of America's most well-known illustrators.[1] Wyeth created more than 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books[2] — 25 of them for Scribner's, the Scribner Classics, which is the body of work for which he is best known.[1] The first of these, Treasure Island, was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio. Wyeth was a realist painter at a time when the camera and photography began to compete with his craft.[3] Sometimes seen as melodramatic, his illustrations were designed to be understood quickly.[4] Wyeth, who was both a painter and an illustrator, understood the difference, and said in 1908, "Painting and illustration cannot be mixed—one cannot merge from one into the other."[3]He is the father of Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth, both also well-known American painters.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Dimensions (inches): 18.5 X 16.75
Date Range: 1920-1929
Type: Pictorial/Bird's Eye
Format: Folding Map
Year: 1928
Map View: Eastern Hemisphere
Cartographer/Publisher: N.C. Wyeth
Original/Reproduction: Original as described
Publisher: The National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
Year Printed: 1928
