{"product_id":"old-comic-map-of-zion-national-park-1939-angels-landing-great-white-throne-watchman-virgin-river-mt-carmel-tunnel","title":"Old Comic Map of Zion National Park, 1939: Angels Landing, Great White Throne, Watchman, Virgin River, Mt Carmel Tunnel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Hysterical Map of Zion National Park, created by the Lindgren Brothers in 1939 and drawn and lettered by Jolly Lindgren, bursts with bright, buoyant color and a comic sensibility perfectly tuned to the interwar love affair with the open road. Zion’s signature monuments—Angels Landing, the Great White Throne, the Watchman, the Three Patriarchs, and the Temple of Sinawava—are rendered in bold, simplified forms and annotated with wry, speech-bubble-like quips. A playful “Four Bell Picture” compass keeps orientation lively while guiding the eye along canyons, mesas, and the meanders of the Virgin River. Whimsical labels, including the sort of gleeful wordplay that christens peaks with tongue-in-cheek names, turn a classic landscape into a cheerful narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, this map embodies the democratization of the American park experience in the 1930s, when highways and tunnels brought once-remote wonders within reach of everyday motorists. Chief among these feats is the Zion–Mt. Carmel Tunnel, completed earlier in the decade, whose inclusion signals a new east–west gateway that redefined visitor flow. Lindgren’s legend translates roads, trails, bluffs, and water into quick-read symbols, fusing practical wayfinding with levity. The tone mirrors the era’s roadside attractions and travel ephemera, yet it also records a pivotal shift: parks no longer reserved for the hardiest explorers, but beckoning families piloting streamlined cars through freshly engineered switchbacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeology becomes theater in these panels and vignettes. The Virgin River slices through the canyon toward the Temple of Sinawava, while the Streaked Wall and the Altar of Sacrifice display the famed banding and iron-stained faces of Navajo Sandstone. A charming color chart inset celebrates the palette of the plateau country—creams, rusts, and rose—and the map’s vector-like exaggerations make complex strata instantly legible. North and South Guardian Angel Peaks stand sentry over the high country; Sentinel Peak and Mystery Mountain lend drama to the skyline. Even the occasional gag name, like a jovial “Mt. Moron,” underscores the map’s guiding principle: educate by delighting, so that topography, trails, and viewpoints imprint themselves with a smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCultural memory threads through the humor. The appearance of the Mukuntuweap River nods to the area’s earlier designation as Mukuntuweap National Monument (1909), a name later changed when Zion National Park was established in 1919. That historical echo places the map at a crossroads of identities—indigenous place names, Latter-day Saint settlement history, and federal conservation. Springdale, the welcoming gateway town, anchors the canyon’s mouth, while the pioneer-era community of Grafton along the Virgin River hints at tenacious human lives lived beneath towering walls. Across the scene, biblical and visionary toponyms—The Watchman, Three Patriarchs, Great White Throne—reflect a nineteenth-century naming tradition that the 1939 cartoon vernacular recasts with affectionate wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJolly Lindgren’s hand-lettering and jaunty pictorial style belong to a celebrated series that turned western parks into storybooks for the glove compartment. Here, jokes double as mnemonic devices, and the carefully keyed symbols keep the traveler oriented even as the eye wanders through vignettes. The result is more than a souvenir: it is a time capsule from the golden age of auto tourism, when new roads and tunnels unlocked Zion’s cliffs for a burgeoning middle class. Equal parts guide and grin, it captures the optimism of the late 1930s and preserves, in luminous color, the canyon’s icons—Angels Landing, the Great White Throne, the Watchman—as destinations both sublime and joyfully approachable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaces on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngels Landing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Watchman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great White Throne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemple of Sinawava\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Three Patriarchs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpringdale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirgin River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSentinel Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMt. Zion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEagle Crag Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePine Valley Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorth Guardian Angel Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Guardian Angel Peak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Streaked Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Alter of Sacrifice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrafton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMukuntuweap River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorful Palette: The use of bright, inviting colors to highlight various features and landmarks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumorous Captions: Playful descriptions and annotations scattered throughout, enhancing the charm of the map.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegend for Symbols: A distinct legend explaining various symbols for peaks, bluffs, trails, roads, trees, and water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCartographic Humor: Includes playful names and imaginative portrayals of geographical features (e.g., \"Mt. Moron\").\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated Features: Hand-drawn representations of major geological formations and park symbols.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVector-style Geographic Features: Simplified and exaggerated forms of peaks, valleys, and landmarks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocations of Interest: Notable landmarks prominently labeled in an engaging style, such as Angels Landing and the Great White Throne.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirection Indicators: Uses a comical \"Four Bell Picture\" compass for orientation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformative Insets: Includes educational panels, like a color chart showcasing the variety of colors in the landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: Created by Lindgren Brothers in 1939, drawn and lettered by Jolly Lindgren.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackground of the Mapmaker: Lindgren Brothers produced a series of humorous and pictorial maps, with a focus on western national parks. Jolly Lindgren's style reflects the era's affection for comic cartography, appealing to motorists in the interwar years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes and Topics: The map combines travel direction with entertainment, celebrating the natural beauty and accessibility of Zion National Park through witty text and vibrant illustrations. Humor is prevalent, especially in captions and notations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegions Covered: The map focuses on Zion National Park, located in Utah, USA.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign Style: The map employs a bright, bold color palette with whimsical illustrations, speech-bubble-like captions, and a lively, comic style, indicative of the \"Hysterical\" line of maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Significance: This map reflects the growing popularity of automobile travel and the expansion of park access via new highways and tunnels, capturing a moment in American tourism history when national parks began to attract broader audiences.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 90in (230cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":58016746930560,"sku":"UM00276108A","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58016746963328,"sku":"UM00276109A","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58016746996096,"sku":"UM00276110A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58016747028864,"sku":"UM00276111A","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58016747061632,"sku":"UM00276112A","price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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