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Modern print from the children's encyclopedia, Cassell's Children's Book of Knowledge. The Wonder Map of the World has portraits of famous explorers with their name on top. On the bottom, there are generic portraits of children from various countries of the world. The banner directly above them indicates that they are the "heirs of the ages who will inherit the world tomorrow." The map indicates regionally native animals and includes the routes of significant transatlantic journeys with a legend on the left and right sides of the map's frame.


cartography
1922-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Waverley Book Company, Ltd.
paper; ink
21 3/4 in x 29 in
Britain: London