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Lot 101
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"America - Beauty Wonders Inspiration Progress Without End", Poole Bros.

Subject: North America

Period: 1936 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
31.1 x 26.1 inches
79 x 66.3 cm
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This colorful pictorial map of North America is filled with charming vignettes and figures. Both tourist destinations and local resources are highlighted including Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and the Alamo, to name a few. A large table of distances from New York, Boston, Montreal, and Norfolk to points west fills the Atlantic Ocean. Self-folding (4.0 x 9.0") with an illustrated cover. Verso features black & white photographs and English text aimed at the railroad traveler (the map was issued by the "Railroads of the United States Canada and Mexico"). Another edition was published with French text as well. Printed by the Poole Brothers in Chicago.

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Condition: A

A colorful example with a few tiny fold separations.

Estimate: $250 - $325

Current High Bid:
$0

Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $130

Bid Increments
$100 - $249$10
$250 - $499$25
$500 - $999$50
$1,000 - $2,499$100
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