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Auction 187, Lot 70

"A Map About Trout Fishing",

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Fictional Map

Period: 1929 (published)

Publication: The Sportsman

Color: Black & White

Size:
8.4 x 10.9 inches
21.3 x 27.7 cm
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This map about trout fishing, by John Held Jr., illustrates all of the different situations in which a trout fisherman might find himself, and serves as a good reminder that "it isn't so much what you catch it's the doing of it." The map depicts "opening day" with a brook filled with fishermen casting their lines, a bridge with a "grand fish" underneath, digging for worms, the location "where I lost a nice one," and a fisherman with a story about a fish "that long!" This map was published in the April 1929 issue of The Sportsman.

John Held Jr. (1889-1958) was an American cartoonist who is best known for his 1920's portrayals of dancing (including the Charleston), driving, playing sports, and other popular activities of the era.

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Condition: A

A hint of toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/27/2022

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