Grace Raymond Hebard (1861-1936) (after)
Paul M. Paine (co-creator)
Map of the History and Romance of Wyoming
American: 1928 (1936 ed.)
Hand-colored offset lithograph on paper
Signed in ink lower right
16 x 20 inches, overall
$1,500
Map of the History and Romance of Wyoming
Pictorial Map by Grace Raymond Hebard, 1936 ed.
Pictorial Map by Grace Raymond Hebard, 1936 ed.
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Pictorial historical map of Wyoming, a 1936 printing of a work copyrighted in 1928, signed by the artist. Grace Raymond Hebard. The map prominently marks the routes of historic trails through the state: The Old Oregon Trial, the Overland Trail, The Bozeman Trail and the Texas Trail. Geographic features include county lines, rivers, the Teton Range, Yellowstone National Park and the Great Divide. Along the left and right margins are small illustrations, including the state seal, the state flower (Indian paintbrush), landscapes, cowboys, and pioneers. Surrounding the whole is a border design in a rope pattern. Historic information and illustrations throughout the map relate to the early exploration and settlement of the region by pioneers, the Pony Express, conflicts with Native Americans, and personages such as Buffalo Bill. Titles of literary works about the West are also scattered throughout the map. As a committed feminist, Hebard made sure to feature events in women’s history in this map such as “first crossing of the Rockies by a white woman,” “first woman jury,” “The Governor Lady,” and “Home of Sacajawea, the Pilot of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.” Paul M. Paine, listed as co-creator, may have helped with the map production. He is credited with at least one other known pictorial map from 1928.
Grace Raymond Hebard was a historian, suffragist, and professor with a affiliation with the University of Wyoming lasting some 45 years. After becoming the first woman to earn an engineering degree at the University of Iowa, she arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, at the age of 30, where she worked as a draftsman. She earned a Ph.D in political science by correspondence from Illinois Wesleyan University, and soon thereafter became head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Wyoming. She also built the university’s library collection from scratch. One of her major research projects was a thorough documentation of the history of the Oregon Trail, involving cartography and oral histories of surviving pioneers. She became active in the women’s suffrage movement and traveled the nation speaking on behalf of the cause. Her other great political cause was to advocate for the education of immigrants to help them assimilate into American society. Hebard’s books on Wyoming history include The Bozeman Trail (1922), Washakie (1930) and Sacajawea (1932).
Emblem lower center: “This map is the work of Grace Raymond Hebard & Paul M. Paine.”
Copyright notice lower right: “Copyright 1928 by Grace Raymond Hebard. Reprint of 1936.”
Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning and wear. Some general light cockling to paper. Some faint dampstain in outer margins, can be matted out. Hand color, very likely original, possibly by Hebard.
References:
“Grace Raymond Hebard.” Wikipedia. 1 April 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Raymond_Hebard (4 August 2008).
University of Wyoming American Heritage Center . “The History and Romance of Wyoming: Grace Raymond Hebard.” http://ahc.uwyo.edu/onlinecollections/exhibits/hebard/introduction.htm (4 August 2008).