"Death Valley", Eddy, Gerald

This 14-page brochure is a promotional piece for Death Valley, which was made a national monument in 1933. Text describes this infamous region as "A land of fascinating contrasts...of mirage and reality, of desolation and life, of vastness and narrow confines, of heights and depths, of the remote and the near - of the primitive and the modern." The centerfold features a colorful untitled map of the region by Gerald Eddy extending from Big Pine, Mt. Whitney and Mojave east to Las Vegas and Boulder Dam. The National Monument Boundary is prominently delineated with the Furnace Creek Inn located using bold letters. Like many Eddy maps, the rugged topography is depicted with an attractive three-dimensional quality. Features an inset of the Inn at top right along with a regional map of California. Folds into pictorial wrappers by Gerald Cassidy (4.0 x 9.0"). Only one example located on OCLC.

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Condition: B+

The colorful folding map has one small ink notation at center and small staple holes along the centerfold as issued. There is light wear to the wrappers and the staples holding the brochure together have been removed.