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1960 Brusseau Bird's-Eye View Map of the White Mountains, New Hampshire.
WhiteMountains-brusseau-1960$250.00
Title
White Mountains of New Hampshire.
1960 (undated) 21 x 31 in (53.34 x 78.74 cm) 1 : 60000
1960 (undated) 21 x 31 in (53.34 x 78.74 cm) 1 : 60000
Description
This is a gorgeous c. 1960 Claude Brusseau bird's-eye view or map of the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Overlooking the mountains from a fictional point high above Lake Winnepesaukee, Mount Washington and the Presidential Range is illustrated to the right while the Franconia Range is on the left. The Mount Washington Cog Railway appears on the left side of Mount Washington where the train makes its way up the mountain (This train formerly operated on Mount Desert Island). Pink dots mark popular activities and sites, including the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, 'The Flume', 'Story Land', 'Santa's Village', and the 'Wildcat Mountain Gondolas'. Several towns, including Littleton, Jefferson, Conway, and Plymouth, are labeled and the region's highways are identified.
Publication History and Census
This view was drawn by Claude Brusseau and published by the White Mountains Recreation Association c. 1960. This is the only known surviving example.Cartographer
Claude Lewis Brusseau (May 29, 1908 - January 31, 2000) was an American artist. Born in Littleton, New Hampshire, Brusseau was a commercial artist active in New Hampshire during the last half of the twentieth century. He worked for the Federal Engraving Company in Boston in 1940. From the 1940s through the 1960s, Brusseau created the vast majority of tourist advertising for New Hampshire attractions. By the mid-1950s, Brusseau had returned to Littleton. Brusseau married Delima Adelaide Thibodeau on July 24, 1939, in Littleton. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Good. Exhibits toning along left side. Exhibits light foxing.