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1958 Ciferri Pictorial Map of the World
MappamondoFigurato-ciferri-1958$650.00
Title
Mappamondo Figurato.
1958 (dated) 20.75 x 25 in (52.705 x 63.5 cm)
1958 (dated) 20.75 x 25 in (52.705 x 63.5 cm)
Description
Published in an Italian educational magazine, this is a 1958 Gianni Ciferri pictorial map of the world. Ciferri uses pictorial icons to highlight local dress and wildlife.
A Closer Look
People wearing local costumes appear worldwide. Among these are a Canadian Mountie, a Native American wearing an impressive headdress, a Spanish matador, a Scot wearing a kilt, an Ethiopian warrior, and an Indian guru. Intermingling with the people are many species of local wildlife, such as a sloth and llama in South America, a lion and a giraffe in Africa, a tiger and an elephant in Asia, and a gigantic kangaroo in Australia. Scientists appear alongside penguins in Antarctica and ships, whales, and fishes are illustrated in the world's oceans.Publication History and Census
This map was drawn by Gianni Ciferri and published by La Scuola in the magazine Scuola Italiana Moderna in October 1958. This is the only known cataloged example.Source
Scuola Italiana Moderna, N. 2, October 10, 1958.
Scuola Italiana Moderna (1893 - Present) first appeared on April 5, 1893, and weas published by Antonio Vallardi in Milan and printed in Como, with the goal of supporting the teaching of religion in schools and the freedom of teaching. The magazine was suspended for a month and a half on March 28, 1894, after receiving 'general indifference' from the public but restarted on May 15 after moving the entire operation to Brescia. In 1904, the decision was made to establish a publishing house, called La Scuola, which would published Scuola Italiana Moderna alongside books and other periodicals. The magazine is published throughout World War I and most of World War II. However, a serious bombing destroyed most of the publishing house on March 2, 1945, and operations ceased until October 1, 1945. Scuola Italiana Moderna is still published by the Gruppo Editoriale La Scuola SEI in Brescia.
Condition
Good. Wear along original fold lines. Verso repairs to fold separations and at fold intersections. Old verso repairs along original fold lines. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Printed advertisements on verso.