Maps

President Roosevelt sits at his desk studying a “map of Africa.” Kermit Roosevelt cleans a gun beside him. President Roosevelt’s “big stick” “malefactor of great wealth” costume, “mud,” “undesirable citizen,” and “big noise” drum are hanging up on the wall. To the right of his desk are a number of books with African explorers’ names in them: David Livingstone, Henry M. Stanley, Paul Kruger, John Hanning Speke, and Richard Francis Burton.

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Comments and Context

Democratic cartoonist W. A. Rogers evidently was convinced that Republican candidate William H. Taft would win the presidency four years hence — or he displayed President Roosevelt’s confidence, as per the title of the drawing, and the preoccupation in the White House.

This letterhead is for the publishers Eyre and Spottiswoode in London, who carry maps of Africa recommended to President Roosevelt by explorer Percy C. Madeira.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-10

This draft of the Environmental Statement for the proposed Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park includes four parts: a summary and description of the proposal for Congress to designate 28,335 acres as wilderness, a description of the environment including geology and plant and animal life, an outline of environmental impact, and an outline of mitigating measures.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1972-09-10

The horrified ghost of “Charles V” observes Práxedes M. Sagasta filling an oil lamp labeled “Spanish Honor” from a container labeled “Bombast.” The lamp sits on the “Map of Spain” on top of a small table. Caption: Shade of Charles V – Is that all that is left of my sun that never set on Spanish soil?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-06-15

Advertisement, with testimonials, for the globes and maps of the International Globe Company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

A large red hand labeled “Organized Murder” drips blood over the western states on a map of the United States.

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Comments and Context

Cartoon iconography at its best lets a picture substitute for a thousand words. When drawn for a weekly magazine, and sold to a society which relatively illiterate, at least in English, symbols play a great role.

Fire control map of Billings County and Golden Valley County, North Dakota, with handwritten notes regarding a battle taking place in section 21.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1931-09-13

A hand-drawn map depicting the location of Pierre Wibaux’s ranch and shipping routes throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1949

Ray H. Mattison thanks Nora E. Cordingley for a copy of a diary and inquires about a map related to his Theodore Roosevelt research.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1950-05-02