"[Lot of 2] Bracey’s 1948 Map of Houston Harris County Texas [and] Houston Transportation Map - Bus Routes of the Houston Transit Company",

This lot contains two post-World War II maps of Houston including:

A. Bracey’s 1948 Map of Houston Harris County Texas, by H.L. Bracey, dated 1948, black & white (36.7 x 27.3"). A large, detailed map of Houston covering the area from Plymouth south to Garden Villas and from Memorial Park east to Meadowview. Shows the street-grid pattern, parks, country clubs, the Rice Institute, schools, and more. Detailed street index at right. Folds into tan paper wrappers (5.0 x 9.7"). Condition: Light toning with a number of fold separations. Paper wrappers are chipped along the edges. (B)

B. Houston Transportation Map - Bus Routes of the Houston Transit Company, by Houston Transit Company, dated 1947, printed color (28.7 x 20.9"). Another sizable map of the city with streets shown in blue and bus routes in red. Locates the Pierce Junction Oil Field at bottom left, and a detailed “Places of Interest in Houston” index appears along the right border. The verso has a map of the business district and lengthy street guide. Self-folding (3.7 x 8.5"). No examples located on OCLC. Condition: A clean example with a few short splits at the fold junctions. (B+)

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