Description
This is an utterly stunning 1949 pictorial color lithograph wall map of the northern part of the western world by the Norwegian artist Oliver Neerland. The map covers all of North America, the North Atlantic, and Europe as far east as the Caspian Sea, as well as from the North Pole to the Amazon River and Liberia. Lavish illustration depicts historic figures, monuments, art and architecture, animals, airplanes, dirigibles, sailing ships of all types, aircraft adventurers, and more.
Post World War II Political VisionNeerland uses intense imagery to suggest optimism in a world emerging from the dark days of World War II. His political message is obvious. The United States is practically bathed in light, with verdant forests, cheerful cartoons, oil rigs, plentiful cattle, glowing cities, and noble founding fathers - the hope of the world. Soviet Russia, on the other hand, is shrouded in darkness, while a demonic Stalin lectures to the Russian people.