Item number: TOW232
Genuine Antique Printed-Color Pictorial Map
1929
Maker: Capon .
Colorful early 20th century map of Boston commissioned by The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank and drawn by Charles R. Capon in 1929, on the eve of the stock market crash and the Great Depression. The city is depicted as a neat and tidy collection of red-roofed buildings with the bank holding center stage and other landmarks--the State House, Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, etc.--prominently labeled with scrolls, and the Public Garden with its swans and flowers. Eight heraldic shields labeled Medicine, Law, Science, Industry, Letters, Music, Art and Trade convey civic pride. With folds as issued, full map unfolded measures 18.25 x 24 inches. Good to very good condition with some minor wear along the folds and a mild water stain at top center.
Genuine Antique Map from 1929
Item Number: TOW232