Elmer And Berta Hader - Map Artists

Elmer and Berta Hader made some wonderful cartoon maps that incorporated history, topography, and culture.

Here is a map of Iowa and Missouri from my collection. It is full of characters...

Elmer and Berta Hader - Cartoon map of Iowa and Missouri

This is a pictorial map that contains timely culture, such as the center of travel in Kansas City...

Elmer and Berta Hader - Cartoon map of Iowa and Missouri, Kansas City close-up

And history, such as including Daniel Boone, Chouteau, and DeSoto...

Elmer and Berta Hader - Cartoon map of Iowa and Missouri, Daniel Boone, Chouteau, and DeSoto

What really initially attracted me to the map was the agricultural field pattern of Iowa...

Elmer and Berta Hader - Cartoon map of Iowa agricultural patterns

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