-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Decorative Map of West Indies free to good home Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:20:56 -0600 From: Robert Karrow <[log in to unmask]> I've had a call from a woman in Burlington, Iowa who has a map inherited from her father-in-law, who used to live in Barbadoes. It is a large decorative map of the West Indies. It appears to be a photographic base (whether blown up from an old map or all modern art work, I don't know) which has been completely colored, with pale blue sea, tan land, compass rose, three sailing ships.. It "used to look splendid above the fireplace in Barbadoes" but now could use some cleaning and has developed a few wrinkles on the surface. May have been varnished. Framed, quite possibly glued to a backing board, although this is not certain. Estimated by eye to be about 4 x 5 feet. Has a title cartouche that reads: "West Indies agreeable to the most approved maps and charts, contrived for Robert O. Lord of the Queen's Fort in Barbadoes. Walter P. Burn and Associates, 1939." Walter P. Burn may have been the Col. Walter P. Burn who designed the Civil Air Patrol insignia. Fee to a good home, but will have to pick up in Iowa or pay for wrapping and shipping. I can put you in touch with the owner. Serious inquiries only. Robert W. Karrow, Jr., Curator of Special Collections and Curator of Maps, Roger & Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections, The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610-7324. Tel: 312-255-3554. FAX: 312-255-3646. E-Mail: [log in to unmask] For a partial catalog of our cartographic holdings, see www.biblioserver.com/newberry <http://www.biblioserver.com/newberry>