This map is considered a'figurative map'īEAUTIFUL-COLORFUL-VINTAGE 1932 CAPE COD MAP* Offered is this Vintage 1932 CAPE COD MAP by Walter M. The Rose Dorothea appears in the lower right hand corner. The top and bottom borders are of a stylized Cape Cod landscape and the sides borders are decorated with the images of six famous ships. The border was reproduced from a drawing cut with a knife in the wood-block technique. The central cartouche shows the Mayflower and two Pilgrims in armor. His map of Cape Cod is one of the most decorative ever prepared.
Coulton was a professional sailor and made scale drawings of historic ships, designed fabrics, and made decorative maps and charts…Coulton Waugh was considered to have revived, if not originated the art of decorative map making when he exhibited a large map of silk in 1918 at the International Silk Show in New York City. The two Waughs differed artistically, yet they shared a love of the sea and were on the best of terms personally. A columnist in the local weekly writes about Coulton Waugh and this particular map: Coulton Waugh was the son of noted marine painter Frederick Waugh. The top and bottom borders include illustrations of ships, lighthouses and buildings, while the left and right borders include illustrations of famous ships and sea shells. Various ship wrecks and historical events are also noted, including the arrival of the Mayflower. These include'The old map of the sea' the horrible sea serpent' etc. The map beautifully illustrates and notes important towns and roads in addition to offering a wealth of vignettes alluding to the regions nautical heritage. It covers all of Cape Cod as well as part of the adjacent South Shore including Plymouth, Buzzard Bay, and Duxbury. Massachusetts drawn by artist Frederick Coulton Waugh. Description: This is a beautiful example of the 1930 pictorial map of Cape Cod. more of Bold explorers Heroic Pilgrims Hardy seamen Great fisheries and Famous ships. Massachusetts WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS- NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: The Map of Old Cape Cod The Land. 1930 Coulton Waugh Pictorial Map of Cape Cod.