Map makers of the world, Los Angeles, 1939

Map makers of the world, 1939, Virgil Junior High School, interior library, 152 North Vermont Avenue (near Beverly Boulevard). On the south wall are Norseman Leif Erickson landing on Vineland, Marco Polo arriving at the court of Kublai Khan, and Columbus landing on an island in the Bahamas. On the n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heller, Bessie Peirce, Dunitz, Robin J.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL) 2016
Subjects:
Street art
Mural painting and decoration
Explorers
Byrd
Polo
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25549/dunitz-c15-1780
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll15/id/1780
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Summary:Map makers of the world, 1939, Virgil Junior High School, interior library, 152 North Vermont Avenue (near Beverly Boulevard). On the south wall are Norseman Leif Erickson landing on Vineland, Marco Polo arriving at the court of Kublai Khan, and Columbus landing on an island in the Bahamas. On the north wall are Magellan passing through the stormy straits in 1568, Captain Cook exploring the South Sea Islands, and Admiral Byrd in Antarctica. 2 panels, 3' x 30' (each), by Bessie Peirce Heller. Sponsored by Federal Art Program. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 70, #6.

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