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The landmark Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland from 1775; the first printed sea chart of the Southeastern coastline of North America from 166
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The landmark Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland from 1775; the first printed sea chart of the Southeastern coastline of North America from 166
1958 (dated) Description This is a 1958 Jaro Hess pictorial map of the Land of Make Believe. The map is derived from over 60 nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and children's stories with creative, entertaining, and attractive illustrations. The map emerged at the height of the Great Depression (1929 - 1933) and offered much needed escapism during those brutal times. Among the stories referenced are Little Red Riding Hood, Little Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, Jack and the Beanstalk, Old King Cole, Peter Rabbit, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and G...