Old Bird's-Eye Map of Death Valley by Eddy, 1934: Badwater, Scotty's Castle, Harmony Borax, Las Vegas, Boulder Dam Finish:Framed map best known for his detailed

best known for his detailed and lifelike illustrations of birds

Old Fourth Ward

the Bridgewater Historical Society

The map offers a captivating insight into the landscape and urban centers of the late 17th century

Franco Alessandrini is an Italian-born painter and sculptor recognized for expressive linework and a classically informed

Old Bird's-Eye Map of Death Valley by Eddy, 1934: Badwater, Scotty's Castle, Harmony Borax, Las Vegas, Boulder Dam Finish:Framed map best known for his detailedGerald Allen Eddys 1934 birds eye map of Death Valley unfurls the desert as a living relief, its ridgelines and basins sculpted in richly modulated color. Spanning from Mount Whitney and Walkers Pass in the west to Las Vegas and the then new Boulder Dam in the east, the composition captures a region poised between raw geologic drama and the dawn of modern access. Roads and highways thread across the ochres and violets in clear red, while blue washes