Douglass, Richard M.
1981

Scarce Scientology map, the First Theta Map of North America

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The First Theta map of North America with a partial list of its participants published by the Friends of the Safe Environment Fund. Washington, DC. 1981.

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Scarce second-edition (1) hand-colored lithographed pictorial "Theta Map of North America" created by Richard M. Douglass and published by the Friends of the Safe Environment Fund in 1981. Signed and numbered below the plate in pencil. Number 54 of 310. Provenance: the estate of Richard M. Douglass.

Outer border of the map is filled with names of contributors to the Friends of the Safe Environment Fund. Printed by Aberdeen Road Graphics.

In the 1970's Scientologists conducted "Operation Snow White", an effort to infiltrate and burglarize government offices, mainly in the United States, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Coast Guard, These organizations were considered to be enemies of Scientology. In 1977 the FBI raided Church of Scientology locations in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Washington, D.C. and as a result charged 11 members of Scientology including Mary Sue Hubbard, Cindy Raymond, Gerald Bennett Wolfe, Henning Heldt, Duke Snider, Gregory Willardson, Richard Weigand, Mitchell Herman, Sharon Thomas, Jane Kember, and Mo Budlong. ultimately resulting in jail time for five of the accused. The Friends of the Safe Environment Fund was established to help pay the legal expenses of the accused Scientologists. Signed on the original first monochrome edition by several of the individuals above who were charged by the government (e.g., not manuscript this edition).

Art and Design by Paul Breeden (Credited with artwork for Ability magazine by L. Ron Hubbard in 1961). Cartography by Pati Armstrong.

(1) No copies of the colored version of Douglass's Theta Map are found online and only two copies of the first edition ( lacking color ) are known to exist.

CREATOR: Douglass, Richard M.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1981

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Excellent.  On heavy art paper stock. No condition issues.

COLORING: Hand colored.

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SIZE: 30 " x 22 "

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PRICE: $

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