I found a few antique sights where prints from this series were offered for sale at about seven dollars each. I cringe when I see published collections (even relatively new ones) split apart and sold by the each to max out profits. One day, down the road, those are just the collections where people will pay premium to get the whole set, as originaly offered. I'm a birder, and use Peterson's guide, and he just passed away about twelve years ago, so even if you couldn't have ascertained when it was published by McMillen, (though you have found it was in the '50s) you would have known they couldn't be antique. But, I have seen pictures of those original prints, and I really would consider myself very fortunate to have that box of beautiful prints. If they were mine, I'd frame the ones I liked the best, carefully like you would a valuable print and store the rest in a safe place and hoard them. LOL. They may never appreciate to be worth a fortune, but it's a lovely collection and I'd be insulted to be told they belong in a yard sale.

A friend of mine has a large raised map framed in her DR. It's an unexpected idea, not to mention pretty. I second the etsy vote. You can find everything there. Numerous sellers specialize in only maps/paper items. Here is a link that might be useful: Etsy - Illinois search results

For any lurkers, I found my answer and I'm going to frame it so it looks like this: Here is a link that might be useful:

Lovely home, Nancy. I trust my3dogs' advice on paint for the study and would definitely use the lovely toile as a window seat cushion and as cushion fabric on the chairs. Would a toile valance compete with the transferware.? If so, perhaps a solid blue cornice edged 2 1/2" in the toile. Until the exercise equipment finds another spot, consider a whimsical touch by using the toile on the bike seat cover, a cover for what appears to be the bench pad and as basket liners. All of these can be made from scraps so you're not wasting material. Don't want to put the equipment where you lose the incentive to use it, so have fun with it. In the bath, you can provide DH with his earth tones with a warm stone ranging from Dark Emperador to Light Rosalia countertop. Find a stone which speaks to you before continuing with the paint swatch on the wall. I'd be tempted to use the toile only as accent, perhaps at the top 20% of the shower curtain, perhaps with a matching blue ball fringe, and as the loops on Roman shades, with both curtains in a solid or tone on tone stripe in the toile background color. I too love real lamps in baths, and hope you keep one there even if you add a sconce or cans. Add a real rug if the bath doesn't get abused, and you have an inviting place that both you and your husband will find comfortable. Nearly twenty years ago I had a wonderful red textured paper (vertical ridges so likely your paper gives a similar impression from a distance) in a bath. I'm sure your toile is lovely with red wallpaper although my look was quite contemporary. Four years ago I fell in love with a tone on tone island toile I used in a guest bath in a previous home. Again, a more contemporary twist, but toile is always elegant. It's easy to get stuck if you try to focus on several areas. I understand the importance you may place on keeping a sense of cohesion, but it may be easier to start with the stone, finish the bath, then move on to the study. Trust your instincts as they've already served you beautifully.