Featured Tribal and Linguistic Map of South America

I picked up two of these at a recent estate sale:






I have only found two copies of it on the market - both sold.

Anyone know about maps??

 

I emailed both sites that had sold a copy.

 

Yes - that's an interesting but sad thing to think about Debora.

 

I haven't heard back yet.

 

How big is it? I wonder if it's related to this book?
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Tribal_and_Linguistic_Map_of_South_Ameri/j91fAQAACAAJ?hl=en

 

I believe that is a reference to the map itself. It was created by Verne Ray, using information from the people cited.

 

As you know, you can search Google books, but they actually search anything published in print I believe.

 

Where did you see that Bakersgma?

 

Ah - so it is. I'll have to research that more.
It could be a collection of his maps, it could be part of a study, it could be from an atlas, it could be from a lot of things.

 

I see, looking at the whole map, the 40 is a line of longitude or such.

 

I got a reply to one of my emails:

Good afternoon ,

Thanks very much for your message to my website! I’m familiar with the Tribal and Linguistic Map of South America, created by the prominent linguist Verne Ray. It’s an amazing map, but the collecting market for such a piece is relatively limited. Assuming it’s the same as the copy that I sold previously on my website, I would estimate a ballpark retail value of between $150 and $200.

If you’d like to sell the map, or put it up for consignment, I’d be happy to discuss terms further. Let me know if you have any questions. I hope this information is helpful, and thanks for browsing my website!

Best,

Curtis Wright
Curtis Wright
Owner, Curtis Wright Maps
Phone: 812-881-1700

Email: curtis@curtiswrightmaps.com
6410 Fairfield Avenue
Berwyn, IL 60402


www.curtiswrightmaps.com

I just sent him a photo of my map, forks and all.

 

@Bakersgma - um, that 40 is the 40th Meridian.

Aren't we the geography whizzes?

 

Oh, I see I need help already figured that out.