A Hysterical Map of Zion National Park, created by the Lindgren Brothers in 1939 and drawn and lettered by Jolly Lindgren, bursts with bright, buoyant color and a comic sensibility perfectly tuned to the interwar love affair with the open road. Zion’s signature monuments—Angels Landing, the Great White Throne, the Watchman, the Three Patriarchs, and the Temple of Sinawava—are rendered in bold, simplified forms and annotated with wry, speech-bubble-like quips. A playful “Four Bell Picture” compass keeps orientation lively while guiding the eye along canyons, mesas, and the meanders of the Virgin River. Whimsical labels, including the sort of gleeful wordplay that christens peaks with tongue-in-cheek names, turn a classic landscape into a cheerful narrative.

Historically, this map embodies the democratization of the American park experience in the 1930s, when highways and tunnels brought once-remote wonders within reach of everyday motorists. Chief among these feats is the Zion–Mt. Carmel Tunnel, completed earlier in the decade, whose inclusion signals a new east–west gateway that redefined visitor flow. Lindgren’s legend translates roads, trails, bluffs, and water into quick-read symbols, fusing practical wayfinding with levity. The tone mirrors the era’s roadside attractions and travel ephemera, yet it also records a pivotal shift: parks no longer reserved for the hardiest explorers, but beckoning families piloting streamlined cars through freshly engineered switchbacks.

Geology becomes theater in these panels and vignettes. The Virgin River slices through the canyon toward the Temple of Sinawava, while the Streaked Wall and the Altar of Sacrifice display the famed banding and iron-stained faces of Navajo Sandstone. A charming color chart inset celebrates the palette of the plateau country—creams, rusts, and rose—and the map’s vector-like exaggerations make complex strata instantly legible. North and South Guardian Angel Peaks stand sentry over the high country; Sentinel Peak and Mystery Mountain lend drama to the skyline. Even the occasional gag name, like a jovial “Mt. Moron,” underscores the map’s guiding principle: educate by delighting, so that topography, trails, and viewpoints imprint themselves with a smile.

Cultural memory threads through the humor. The appearance of the Mukuntuweap River nods to the area’s earlier designation as Mukuntuweap National Monument (1909), a name later changed when Zion National Park was established in 1919. That historical echo places the map at a crossroads of identities—indigenous place names, Latter-day Saint settlement history, and federal conservation. Springdale, the welcoming gateway town, anchors the canyon’s mouth, while the pioneer-era community of Grafton along the Virgin River hints at tenacious human lives lived beneath towering walls. Across the scene, biblical and visionary toponyms—The Watchman, Three Patriarchs, Great White Throne—reflect a nineteenth-century naming tradition that the 1939 cartoon vernacular recasts with affectionate wit.

Jolly Lindgren’s hand-lettering and jaunty pictorial style belong to a celebrated series that turned western parks into storybooks for the glove compartment. Here, jokes double as mnemonic devices, and the carefully keyed symbols keep the traveler oriented even as the eye wanders through vignettes. The result is more than a souvenir: it is a time capsule from the golden age of auto tourism, when new roads and tunnels unlocked Zion’s cliffs for a burgeoning middle class. Equal parts guide and grin, it captures the optimism of the late 1930s and preserves, in luminous color, the canyon’s icons—Angels Landing, the Great White Throne, the Watchman—as destinations both sublime and joyfully approachable.

Places on this map

• Angels Landing
• The Watchman
• The Great White Throne
• Temple of Sinawava
• The Three Patriarchs
• Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel
• Springdale
• Virgin River
• Mystery Mountain
• Sentinel Peak
• Mt. Zion
• Eagle Crag Peak
• South Mountain
• Pine Valley Peak
• North Guardian Angel Peak
• South Guardian Angel Peak
• The Streaked Wall
• The Alter of Sacrifice
• Grafton
• Mukuntuweap River

Notable Features & Landmarks

• Colorful Palette: The use of bright, inviting colors to highlight various features and landmarks.
• Humorous Captions: Playful descriptions and annotations scattered throughout, enhancing the charm of the map.
• Legend for Symbols: A distinct legend explaining various symbols for peaks, bluffs, trails, roads, trees, and water.
• Cartographic Humor: Includes playful names and imaginative portrayals of geographical features (e.g., "Mt. Moron").
• Illustrated Features: Hand-drawn representations of major geological formations and park symbols.
• Vector-style Geographic Features: Simplified and exaggerated forms of peaks, valleys, and landmarks.
• Locations of Interest: Notable landmarks prominently labeled in an engaging style, such as Angels Landing and the Great White Throne.
• Direction Indicators: Uses a comical "Four Bell Picture" compass for orientation.
• Informative Insets: Includes educational panels, like a color chart showcasing the variety of colors in the landscape.

Historical and design context

• Mapmaker/Publisher: Created by Lindgren Brothers in 1939, drawn and lettered by Jolly Lindgren.
• Background of the Mapmaker: Lindgren Brothers produced a series of humorous and pictorial maps, with a focus on western national parks. Jolly Lindgren's style reflects the era's affection for comic cartography, appealing to motorists in the interwar years.
• Themes and Topics: The map combines travel direction with entertainment, celebrating the natural beauty and accessibility of Zion National Park through witty text and vibrant illustrations. Humor is prevalent, especially in captions and notations.
• Regions Covered: The map focuses on Zion National Park, located in Utah, USA.
• Design Style: The map employs a bright, bold color palette with whimsical illustrations, speech-bubble-like captions, and a lively, comic style, indicative of the "Hysterical" line of maps.
• Historical Significance: This map reflects the growing popularity of automobile travel and the expansion of park access via new highways and tunnels, capturing a moment in American tourism history when national parks began to attract broader audiences.

Please 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.

This 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.

This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 90in (230cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.

The model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.

The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.

If you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the best old maps to see if something else catches your eye.

Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.

This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.

This 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.

This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.

For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.

Many of our maps and art prints are chosen as thoughtful gifts for homes, offices, studies and meaningful places.

Choose a framed option for the easiest ready-to-hang gift, or choose an unframed print if the recipient may prefer to select their own frame.

We make orders locally in 23 countries around the world, so gifts can often be produced close to the recipient. This helps them arrive faster, travel more safely, and avoid customs or import duty surprises.

• We can deliver directly to the recipient
• Framed pieces arrive ready to hang
• Unframed prints are carefully packed in a strong protective tube
• Almost every order is made locally, for faster, safer gifting
• 90-day returns give the recipient time to decide

If you are not sure what to choose, please contact us. We can help you pick the right map, size, finish or delivery option.

Most orders are made locally and delivered in around 2–3 working days, depending on the product, size and destination.

We print and frame maps and artwork in 23 countries around the world, so your order is usually made close to you or your recipient. That means faster delivery, less time in transit, and no customs or import duty surprises.

Personalised and customised pieces usually take an extra 1–2 working days, because we prepare your design and send it to you for approval before printing.

Very large framed orders can take a little longer, as they need extra care in production and delivery.

Every order is carefully packaged: unframed prints are sent in a strong protective tube, while framed pieces are securely packed with protective materials around the frame.

If you need your order by a particular date, please contact us before ordering. We’ll check the best production route and delivery option for your location.

Express delivery is available at checkout for most countries. Next-day delivery is available in the UK, US, Singapore and the UAE.

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My standard frame is a gallery style black ash hardwood frame. It is simple and quite modern looking. My standard frame is around 20mm (0.8in) wide.

I use super-clear acrylic (perspex/acrylite) for the frame glass. It's lighter and safer than glass - and it looks better, as the reflectivity is lower.

Six standard frame colours are available for free (black, dark brown, dark grey, oak, white and antique gold). Custom framing and mounting/matting is available if you're looking for something else.

Most maps, art and illustrations are also available as a framed canvas. We use matte (not shiny) cotton canvas, stretch it over a sustainably sourced box wood frame, and then 'float' the piece within a wood frame. The end result is quite beautiful, and there's no glazing to get in the way.

All frames are provided "ready to hang", with either a string or brackets on the back. Very large frames will have heavy duty hanging plates and/or a mounting baton. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

See some examples of my framed maps and framed canvas maps.

Alternatively, I can also supply old maps and artwork on canvas, foam board, cotton rag and other materials.

If you want to frame your map or artwork yourself, please read my size guide first.

My maps are extremely high quality reproductions of original maps.

I source original, rare maps from libraries, auction houses and private collections around the world, restore them at my London workshop, and then use specialist giclée inks and printers to create beautiful maps that look even better than the original.

My maps are printed on acid-free archival matte (not glossy) paper that feels very high quality and almost like card. In technical terms the paper weight/thickness is 10mil/200gsm. It's perfect for framing.

I print with Epson ultrachrome giclée UV fade resistant pigment inks - some of the best inks you can find.

I can also make maps on canvas, cotton rag and other exotic materials.

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Map personalisation

If you're looking for the perfect anniversary or housewarming gift, I can personalise your map to make it truly unique. For example, I can add a short message, or highlight an important location, or add your family's coat of arms.

The options are almost infinite. Please see my map personalisation page for some wonderful examples of what's possible.

To order a personalised map, select "personalise your map" before adding it to your basket.

Get in touch if you're looking for more complex customisations and personalisations.

Map ageing

I have been asked hundreds of times over the years by customers if they could buy a map that looks even older.

Well, now you can, by selecting Aged before you add a map to your basket.

All the product photos you see on this page show the map in its Original form. This is what the map looks like today.

If you select Aged, I will age your map by hand, using a special and unique process developed through years of studying old maps, talking to researchers to understand the chemistry of aging paper, and of course... lots of practice!

If you're unsure, stick to the Original colour of the map. If you want something a bit darker and older looking, go for Aged.

See some amazing examples of Aged maps.

If you are not happy with your order for any reason, contact me and I'll get it fixed ASAP, free of charge. Please see my returns and refund policy for more information.

I am very confident you will like your restored map or art print. I have been doing this since 1984. I'm a 5-star Etsy seller. I have sold tens of thousands of maps and art prints and have over 5,000 real 5-star reviews. My work has been featured in interior design magazines, on the BBC, and on the walls of dozens of 5-star hotels.

I use a unique process to restore maps and artwork that is massively time consuming and labour intensive. Hunting down the original maps and illustrations can take months. I use state of the art and eye-wateringly expensive technology to scan and restore them. As a result, I guarantee my maps and art prints are a cut above the rest. I stand by my products and will always make sure you're 100% happy with what you receive.

Almost all of my maps and art prints look amazing at large sizes (200cm, 6.5ft+) and I can frame and deliver them to you as well, via special oversized courier. Contact me to discuss your specific needs.