Old Pictorial Map of the Pacific Economy by Covarrubias, 1940: Trade, Resources, Pre-WWII Art Finish:Map or the Wood Duck

or the Wood Duck

Printed in 1611 by Johann Bongars

local customs

including Wales

Old Pictorial Map of the Pacific Economy by Covarrubias, 1940: Trade, Resources, Pre-WWII Art Finish:Map or the Wood DuckStep into the vibrant world of pre war Pacific commerce with "Economy of the Pacific," the original 1940 masterpiece by Miguel Covarrubias. This extraordinary pictorial map, conceived for the celebrated Pageant of the Pacific series, was commissioned for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco. Covarrubias, often hailed as "Mexico's Renaissance Man," brings together his talents as a painter, illustrator, and anthropologist to