James Daugherty

Pictorial map of the world showing the new world order after World War I with a heavily illustrated historical border.

Daugherty is better known as a book illustrator, especially for children and so this map is something of a departure for him, although he was also known to have produced murals. Indeed, this map certainly bears quite the resemblance to a mural.

The map is a double hemisphere in a uniform colour, showing the usual traditional states together with the multiple new countries formed after the defeat of the German and Ottoman Empires in 1918. Stylistically, it is reminiscent of several other faux medievalists working at the time, the most famous of which was Macdonald Gill. Multiple ships dot the sea, each of which bears a date below it and is drawn in a corresponding style. The hemispheres are surrounded by flags of these nations set within a frame.

Outside this frame is the map's most salient feature: a strong, powerfully illustrated border documents the history of civilisation, chronologically advancing from the upper centre right, beginning with the prehistoric era and then clockwise through the ancient world, the medieval period, the age of discovery and exploration, through settlement , then the American pioneering period and finally finishing with the modern age on the upper left centre of the border. This border is unlike the illustrations on the map and is drawn in a very distinct style. Printed colour. Laid on linen. SL [WLD4511]