Evening star., 1932-02-21
CATHEDRAL ISSUES
B|CENTENN|AL MAP
Descriptive Design of Region
Within 100 Miles of Capital
Is Published.
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

In commemoration of the Bicenten-
NAL of the birth Of George Washington,
The bishop dean and chapter of Wash
ington Cathedral have published "a
descriptive map of the region within
100 miles of the Capital of the United
States portraying the events and places
of major interest in the Nations polit-
ical. cultural and religious history
The craftsman and designer of the
map is Maj. Ernest Clegg OF New York
CITY. whose decorative maps of the
Western Front. Lindbergh's Flight.
Long Island, Fifth Avenue, etc, are
ghly esteemed by connoisseurs.
Research in preparation for the de-
sign was done by the Rev. Dr. Anson
Phelps Stokes, the Rev. Edward Slater
Dunlap and other members of the Ca
thedral clergy staff.
A limited edition of 200 numbered
copies of the map, richly colored by
hand and signed by the artist and by
the Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington; the Very Rev.
G. C. F. Bratenahl dean of Washing
ton Cathedral, and other Cathedral Off
GERS has been issued. In cOloring each
Of these copies the artist spends at least
five days, the work necessarily pelng
extremely intricate and exacting. The
finished map is vanished to insure
permanency.
Copies Of this edition sell for sl00
each. and it is expected that their value
NAV increase with time, as has oeen
true In the instance OF other maps
originally sold at mere traction OF tne
price now asked by collectors.
The map covers all of Delaware Mary
land and Eastern Virginia, as well aS
adjoining parts of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and West Virginia. The lnclu-
sion of Chesapeake Bay and the Atlan-
tic Coast makes possible the portrayal
of many old-time ships OF historic sig
nificance. The area depicted Is III
many Vavs the richest in historical as
sociations in the United States, covering
events of outstanding Importance IN the
development of the Colonies ana 'le
Nation.
Jmnortant Battlefields Shown.
Tn the design are represented all the
1nnnortant battlefieldS of the Revolution
and the Civil War within the area OF
the map, from yorktown in the soutn 10
Cettvsb,1rg in the north; small views,
with dates of founding of about 40 in
teresting early Colonial churches; MS,
toric places. such as WestoVer anu
other residences on the James, Montl
cello Carters Hall and Montpelier, Clo
Fort Frederick, Fort McHenry, Johll
the Capitol at Richmond, the old State
house at Annapolis, Bacon's Castle, the
rllins of jamestown. the home OF Bar
bara Fritchie, the White House OF the
Confederacy, Stratford, old Bruton
Church, etc; historic events OF lmpor-
tance, such as the signing OF the
Declaration of Independence, at Phlla-
delphia. the arrival of De Grasses fleet
off Cape Charles, Caesar Rodney's rlde,
etc, and various quaint and interest
ing objects, such as one OF the ounoary
stones of the Mason and Dixon line, an
cid Indian village, the fox hunting
country, the Presidents camp at Rapl-
dan. in the Shenandoah Park, etc.
The classic dome of the Capitol IS at
the center of the design. and an i'm
pressive view of the south transept and
central tower of Washington Cathedral
forms the main decorative cartouche,
with various shields and seals en-
blazoned in rich coloring, including
those of George Washington and OF the
United States.
Special emphasis is laid upon the
important events in the life OF Wash
ington and in the careers OF the char
acters associated with him in the
founding of the Nation There are in
sets depicting Kenmore, Williamsburg,
Mount Vernon, Jefferson's rotunda at
the University Of Virginia, the WASH
ington Monument, etc.
Such wealth Of detail is shown that
hours may be spent in the perusal OF
the drawing. The map is gracefully
lettered and handsomely engraved. 1t
Is the result of a years labor on the
part of the research workers and the
NIL IL - In%a rrnr
obtained with the cooperation of the
Library of Congress, the manuscript
division of the New York Public Library
and the Yale University Press.