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Auction 128, Lot 320

"Florida Rand McNally Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shipper's Guide", Rand McNally & Co.

Subject: Florida

Period: 1914 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
18.5 x 25.5 inches
47 x 64.8 cm
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The fabulous pocket map " Standard Map of Florida" is printed in yellow with red overprinting to show the routes of 28 different railroads. Inset details the panhandle on the same scale. Red overprinting is also used to delineate sea routes with ocean lines named. On the verso is the same map with green overprinting to show the Main Auto Routes including state road numbers. Also shows the Principle Trails including the Old Spanish Trail, Dixie Highway, Tamiami Trail, and more. Forty-four page guide book plus several pages of illustrated advertisements. Original brown paper covers.

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Condition: A

Beautiful, bright example with strong color and no flaws save a small fold intersection split which can hardly be avoided when a large map is folded to this size. The guide booklet is loose from the covers, front is split from the back.

Estimate: $100 - $140

Sold for: $110

Closed on 5/20/2009

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