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Wonders of New York

1952

A production of the utmost weirdness, this is a fun-fact-filled dramatic 1953 pictorial map of New York City by the flamboyant Swedish-American artist, Nils Birger Hansell. Covering the  Manhattan from roughly the Battery to  96th street...

 

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A Pictorial Map of the British Isles

1935

 Uncolored pictorial map. Showing various sites, buildings, industries, and landmarks. Includes illustrations of steamboats, ships, and vignettes of structures and significant landmarks. Title framed by ornamental cartouche, and coat of Arms. Inc...

 

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Balgownie Golf Links. New Zealand

1909

“Nothing is more profitable than judicious investment in Real Estate”Public auction announcement for the sale of subdivided lots in the Balgownie Golf Links, Waganui, in the southwest of the North Island of New Zealand. The lots are offered on &...

 

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Vermont. Some History & Other Pastimes

1949

Published by local advertising and commercial design firm, Daly and Hamilton, the map covers all of Vermont with limited geographic detail but rich pictorial imagery. The numerous vignettes illustrate both historical elements, such as Calvin Coolidge's ho...

 

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This is not a Bootlegger's Map of the United States

c1926

A close “bootleg” copy of Edward McCandlish’s humorous Depression-era map of the almost same name (which was published in Detroit by the Griswold Press), his map not having the “This is not a” statement.There are other differe...

 

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The Greyhound Map of This Amazing America. Natural and Man-Made Wonders...

1941

One in a series of pictorial maps done by Greyhound to advertise and promote travel by bus. Wartime events would soon put severe limits to recreational travel. In addition to the colorful vignettes, the text on the verso is a numbered index of 117 d...

 

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America for the Foot-Loose: An Indispensable guide for Married Couples Contemplating Seperate (sic) Vacations

c1952

Apparently unpublished, but possibly intended for publication in Esquire Magazine. There are many humorous little details… from “Farm house (ask for daughter)” to the red lights on Havana, Tijuana, Mexicali and Cuidad Juarez and on a...

 

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Your Shell Map of 1960 Winter Olympic Games. Squaw Valley California

1960

Commissioned by Shell Oil to promote their sponsorship of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games. The map shows not only the games’s site, but the surrounding area as far east as Virginia City (and including Lake Tahoe) and as far west as Grass Valley. ...

 

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Mapa de Ruta. Pan American Grace Airways Inc.

1934

“Ahora Si, El Mundo es Chico” (Yes, now the World is smaller)A rare Spanish language route map and guidebook published by Pan American & Grace Airways Inc. The front cover is illustrated with a portrait of a DC-2, while inside is a sm...

 

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Sketch Map of the Proposed Development Mission Bay Recreational Area, San Diego

April 1945

The earliest published official depiction of the planned post-war development of the Mission Bay Recreational Area. The vision is Glenn C. Rick's, the City’s Planning Director, who had submitted the first suggested plan of development in 1935. &ldq...

 

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