{"product_id":"old-pictorial-map-of-arizona-by-liozu-1946-phoenix-tucson-grand-canyon-petrified-forest-tombstone","title":"Old Pictorial Map of Arizona by Liozu, 1946: Phoenix, Tucson, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Tombstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled \"Arizona small state map,\" this 1946 work by Jacques Liozu distills the state’s vast character into a compact, artful tableau. Created in the buoyant aftermath of World War II, it captures a moment when Americans were rediscovering regional identity and the West beckoned travelers with promise and myth. Liozu delineates Arizona’s borders with California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Mexico, setting the stage for a narrative that is both geographic and cultural. The vintage palette, lively annotations, and a decorative cartouche featuring a poised cowboy announce a distinctly 1940s sensibility. Within this concise frame, Liozu’s hand brings coherence to deserts, mountains, and towns, transforming a state map into a richly illustrated portrait of place, memory, and mid-century aspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural spectacle anchors the composition. The Grand Canyon commands pride of place, its chasms evoked with dramatic shading that hints at depth and immensity. To the east, the Petrified Forest is crisply marked, a jeweled precinct of stone-timber amid high desert. Across the Sonoran reaches, clusters of saguaro and other cacti species punctuate the terrain, emblematic totems that convey ecology as much as atmosphere. Liozu suggests the scaffolding of the land with the Gila Range and other uplifts, while major waterways—the Colorado delineating the western edge and the Gila threading the south—provide orientation and lifelines. The result is a landscape that reads at once as atlas and stage set, where geology and aridity are notated with painterly economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndustry and legend intermingle in Liozu’s Arizona. Mining is rendered with persuasive clarity: Globe and the adjoining Gila country rise as nodes of extraction, while the copper belt arcs southward toward Bisbee and its borderlands kin. Tombstone is inscribed not merely as a dot but as an idea—the Wild West distilled—its notoriety balanced by scenes of ranching and cowboy life that animate southern Arizona. Scattered depictions of Native American artifacts underscore an older, enduring presence, reminding viewers that the state’s cultural bedrock long predates boomtowns and claims. Liozu’s illustrated cues never drown the cartography; instead, they key the eye to histories layered in the soil—quarries, camps, corrals, and ceremonial traces—each vignette reinforcing the map’s narrative cadence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUrban Arizona emerges with equal nuance. Phoenix appears as a growing capital entwined with fields and irrigation, a visual nod to the agricultural engines that powered its ascent. Tucson anchors the south, while the Salt River Valley’s constellation—Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale, and Gilbert—signals a corridor of expansion already coalescing by mid-century. Yuma keeps watch on the western frontier, and to the north Flagstaff and Holbrook punctuate the high country’s gateway. Kingman, Globe, Douglas, and Bisbee round out a network of places defined by resource, climate, and crossroads. Liozu’s labeling, spacing, and emblematic illustrations lend a sense of movement between these centers, suggesting trade and travel without diagramming them, and preserving the map’s elegance as both guide and emblem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacques Liozu was a virtuoso of illustrated cartography, and this Arizona composition exemplifies his blend of accuracy and allure. He fuses crisp geographic outlines with a pictorial language—miners at work, ranch hands, artifacts, a dashing cowboy in the cartouche—that makes the state legible and irresistible. The restrained yet sun-warmed palette, careful stippling, and rhythmic ornament echo 1940s thematic mapping at its best, when maps were invitations as much as instruments. As a document of the immediate postwar years, it reflects rising tourism, pride in state distinctiveness, and cross-border outlooks toward Mexico and the wider Southwest. For collectors of U.S. state maps and mid-century design, it offers both scholarship and charm: a compact, eloquent statement of Arizona’s identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities and towns on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTucson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMesa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlendale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChandler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScottsdale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilbert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTempe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYuma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlagstaff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKingman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolbrook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBisbee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouglas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTombstone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrand Canyon: One of the most significant natural landmarks in Arizona, illustrated prominently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious Cacti Species: Representing Arizona's unique desert flora.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoenix: The capital city is depicted with surrounding agricultural elements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTombstone: Notable for its historical significance in the Wild West.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePetrified Forest: An important national park.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGila Range and Globe: Representing mining and resource areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlagstaff: Mentioned as a key location.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolbrook: Another city with historical relevance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooper Mining: Indicating mining activities in the region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative American Artifacts: Representing indigenous heritage and culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthern Arizona Cultural Elements: Including ranching and cowboy illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAesthetic Elements: The decorative cartouche at the bottom features a cowboy, adding an artistic touch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear of creation: 1946, in the immediate post–World War II era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker: Jacques Liozu, noted for blending accurate geography with illustrated, artistic elements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage 1940s thematic design with colorful depictions of Native American culture, mining, and cowboy life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocus and themes: Arizona landscapes, cultural aspects, key geographic features, and historical landmarks from a mid-20th-century perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographic scope: Entire state of Arizona with borders to California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Mexico.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: Reflects heightened postwar interest in state identity and tourism; valued by collectors of U.S. state maps and 1940s cartography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact plan\/chart that captures the mid-century statewide layout and period cartographic detail.\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 40in (100cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/es\/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=\"\/es\/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=\"\/es\/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":57781753053568,"sku":"UM00271171A","price":365.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57781753086336,"sku":"UM00271172A","price":982.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57781753119104,"sku":"UM00271173A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":57781753151872,"sku":"UM00271174A","price":365.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57781753184640,"sku":"UM00271175A","price":982.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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