Terra Firma Et Hollywood - Amusing Pictorial Map Of Hollywood Drawn By The Talented John Held, Jr. John Held, Jr.

"The tourist who journeys to Hollywood to view the fabulous fountain-head of romance is instantly disappointed.What he finds is an enormously over-developed expanse of real estate, without beginning or end, virtually indistinguishable from the other environs of Los Angeles which blend into it." - Text, upper left. This charming pictorial map of Hollywood, California was illustrated by John Held, Jr. and published in an industry magazine in 1932. A stylized overview of The Movie Capital of the World is accompanied by the caveat "Things Change Show Rapidly In Hollywood It Is Useless to Attempt to Be Accurate." Major landmarks, places of interest, and notable streets are shown whimsically, with an accompanying article by Robert E. Sherwood. According to Washington University, St. Louis, "John Held Jr. was one of the best-known magazine illustrators of the 1920s. He chronicled the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, also known as the Jazz Age, with cheerful cartoons of flappers, fast cars, parties, and dancing. Held’s humorous work appeared in many U.S. magazines, including Judge, Life, Collier’s, and The New Yorker." Source." Sheet Width (in) 10.4 Sheet Height (in) 13.75 Condition Description Small pictorial map on a single sheet disbound from a magazine. Unevenly trimmed right margin, otherwise in near fine condition.