The Field Museum Maps Banners, River Map — Whaleworx lot 169
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Lot 169 — The Field Museum Maps Banners, River Map

Pair of Field Museum Maps street banners, rescued after a windstorm near Columbus.

Artist
The Field Museum, Chicago (exhibition street banner, 2007–08)
Dimensions
each approx. 30 × 84 in; pair
Materials
Printed vinyl banners with metal grommets
From the Captain's Log

Like the other map banner I have, this one is also from the Field Museum. It was on the Roosevelt Bridge by Columbus. I found it after a really crazy windstorm had blown a few down. There are minor repairs at the top where it was kind of ripping, but I fixed those up. Pretty cool, though.

— The Captain, Whaleworx

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Description

Two vinyl street banners from the Field Museum’s “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World” exhibition (2008). One banner features an old hand-drawn map of a winding river complete with a compass rose, towns, and palms, set against a gold “The Field Museum” band. The other banner displays “Maps” in navy circles accompanied by the NAVTEQ sponsor line. These banners once graced the Roosevelt Bridge, catching the eye of many a passerby.

Minor repairs have been made to the top where street use took its toll. Ahab would have pored over this one by lamplight, dreaming of new routes and distant shores.

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