Item number: MAS768
Genuine Antique Map
1931
Maker: B. Ashburton Tripp.
Black and white antique and early pictorial map of Cape Cod, with large compass roses, and bordered by illustrations of Cape Cod scenes. The four winds blow dramatically from the corners. The towns and some villages are labeled. Bold graphic style reminiscent of wood block printing.
Burton Ashburton Tripp was born in 1887 in Schenectady, NY, raised in Lynn, Massachusetts, and attended Harvard University. He established a landscape architecture practice in 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio, after working for the Olmstead Brothers and other notable landscape architects. He served briefly in World War 1 and worked for the government during World War 2. In addition to his landscape architecture career, Tripp also designed and illustrated holiday greeting cards and decorative maps, publishing several between 1930 and 1954 before his death in 1955.
Very good antique condition overall, some toning that is slightly darker at at edges, some minor tears at paper edges (archivally repaired). Strong print. Approx. 23.25 x 34.25 inches to the border.
Genuine Antique Map from 1931
Item Number: MAS768