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Rare separately issued pictorial map of South Dakota, drawn by noted wildlife artist Lyndle Dunn.
The present map includes a decorative shipping tube and backing sheet. An image of the tube is shown here: /gallery/enlarge/51904b
The map comes with a think backing sheet, with a title (Sportsman's Map of South Dakota) and publication credits to Van Lengerke & Antoine of Chicago and Abercrombie & Fitch of New York. The Vanlengerke firm was a sporting good firm in Chicago established in the early 20th Century.
Lyndle Dunn
Artist Lyndle Dunn (1908-1967) was a nationally wildlife artist, best known for his portraits. He was born in rural Wyoming where his father was a forest ranger. He began drawing forest animals at a very early age. While attending college he decided to pursue specialized art training and went on to study at the Chicago Art Institute and the American Art Academy in Chicago.
After World War II, he moved to Denver, Colorado where he worked painting on commission and free-lancing. A large number of his animal portraits were purchased by the State of Colorado to hang in the State Game and Fish Department. He sold widely to private collectors. He was published extensively in the United States and in Europe. He was known for his exacting attention to detail resulting in realistically capturing his subjects. He would count the rays on the dorsal fins of a trout or the number of primary feathers on a bird. He later moved to the Black Hills, where he worked until his death in 1967.
Rarity
The map is apparently quite rare. We find no other examples on line or in institutional collections.
