City character prints: the poster maps published by Archar Inc., Toronto, Ontario

Stevens, Rhys M. G.

City character prints: the poster maps published by Archar Inc., Toronto, Ontario

dc.contributor.author	Stevens, Rhys M. G.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-28T22:53:46Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-28T22:53:46Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.description	Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (CC BY 3.0 DEED) applies
dc.description.abstract	Archar Inc. of Toronto, Ontario was one of the most prolific publishers of pictorial poster-maps of North American cities during the 1970s and 1980s. Their “City Character Prints” were three-dimensional perspective maps created by artists to evoke the unique spirit of a place by including illustrations representative of city symbols, historical facts and cartoon-like caricatures of prominent citizens. Costs of poster production were subsidized by collecting advertising fees from local businesses and attractions in return for promotion on the finished map.
dc.description.peer-review	Yes
dc.identifier.citation	Stevens, R. (2024). City character prints: The poster maps published by Archar Inc., Toronto, Ontario. ACMLA Bulletin, 173, 1-6.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10133/6756
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives
dc.publisher.department	Library
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts and Science
dc.publisher.institution	University of Lethbridge
dc.subject	Map ephemera
dc.subject	Promotional posters
dc.subject	Pictorial maps
dc.subject	Map publishers
dc.subject	City maps
dc.subject	Archar Inc.
dc.subject.lcsh	Pictorial maps--North America
dc.subject.lcsh	Map publishing--Canada
dc.title	City character prints: the poster maps published by Archar Inc., Toronto, Ontario
dc.type	Article