Vintage Maps | Yosemite National Park Map. Circa 1941.

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This is a 1941 Jo Mora pictorial map of Yosemite National Park in California. The map was first created in black and white in 1931 and colorized for this 1941 version. The map show s many humorous scenes and activities common at the time in Yosemite Valley. The map centers on Yosemite Valley and identifies several of the granite peaks that surrounds the valley, including Half Dome and El Capitan. Most of these peaks are topped by comical illustrations of their names. A Spanish conquistador stands atop El Capitan, a cloud lounges in an easy chair at the summit of Clouds Rest, and George Washington appears at the top of the Washington Column. A bride in her wedding gown and veil appears over Bridalveil Falls, while a bishop precariously straddles Cathedral Spires. Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls, and Yosemite Falls are all illustrated and labeled. The valley itself, as well as the granite heights surrounding it, is filled with tourists enjoying their time in the park. People are illustrated picnicking, camping, fishing, swimming, in the river, feeding deer, and fleeing bears who have decided to help themselves to their picnic! Another visitor is taking a photographic portrait of a couple of bears. Still others appear on horseback or hiking steep trails. Cars filled with awe-struck admirers of the landscape travel along the meandering roads toward campsites and lodges. A border featuring vignettes of activities at the park, including swimming, a campfire circle, horseback riding, winter sports, and fishing, is situated along the left side. A text box in the lower right corner bears a dedication to Mora’s friend Stephen T. Mather, the first Director of the U.S. National Park Service. An Original Vintage Poster which hangs in the Buffalo River library, has been archivally scanned and enhanced. We offer this Museum Quality Giclée Reproduction Print. Show more