1950

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    Palermo e la sua zona turistica

    Deliziosa carta geo-pittorica che mostra l’area di Palermo disegnata da Aldo Cigheri nel 1950 commissionata per scopi turistici e promozionali. La mappa ricchissima di vignette, piccole illustrazioni, vedute ed elementi folkloristici mostra anche le principali vie di collegamento verso le altre città più importanti della Sicilia. Pubblicata a Genova presso la litografia S.A.I.G.A. nel 1950 a cura dell’Ente Provinciale per Turismo di Palermo Aldo Cigheri (1909–1995) è stato un pittore italiano che ha svolto un…

    • Author: Aldo Cigheri
    • Dimension: 23 x 30 cm
    • Year: 1950
    • Place of publication: Genoa
  • costa azzurra french riviera pictorial map
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    Saint-Raphael Valescure Auto-cars de la Corniche D’Or

    Lovely Pictorial map of French Riviera centered on Saint-Raphael. Published in 1950 for SACO, société des  Auto-Cars de la Corniche d’Or.

    • Dimension: 27 x 43 cm
    • Year: 1950
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    Scandinavian Airlines System World Map

    A lovely vintage poster designed by Otto Nielsen for SAS Scandinavian Airlines System showing the World in beautiful bright colors on dark background. The map is embellished by fine vignettes and the destinations where the SAS operates in elegant gold. Scandinavian Airlines System is the flag carrier of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, founded in 1946. SAS is the eighth largest airline in Europe and operates 157 aircraft to 123 destinations.

    • Author: Otto Nielsen
    • Dimension: 45 x 75 cm
    • Place of publication: Copenhagen
    • Year: 1950
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    Turkey

    A rare decorative large pictorial map of Turkey showing the economic production activities and sites in the Country. Includes text, table of export production data, color illustration of national flag, and photographic illustrations of economic activities.
    Drawn by Liam Dunne (signed at bottom left) published in New York in 1950 circa.

    • Author: Liam Dunne
    • Dimension: 51 x 81 cm
    • Place of publication: New York
    • Year: 1950
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    UAT Aeromaritime

    A rare pictorial map created by artist Toni J. Mella for the airline UAT Aeromaritime in the early 1950s, an emblematic example of promotional cartography from the golden age of civil aviation. The work presents the globe in a stylized projection, with simplified continents and a geographical grid reduced to a purely graphic element. The airline’s routes are indicated by red lines connecting Europe, Africa, and Asia, while a large UAT aircraft in flight dominates…

    • Author: Toni J. Mella
    • Dimension: 48 x 62 cm
    • Place of publication: Paris
    • Year: 1950
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    Wonders of New York

    Una delle più rare e ambite rappresentazioni pittoriche di New York! Questa iconica e grande veduta prospettica di New York City fu disegnata nel 1950 da Nils Hansell, all’epoca alle dipendenze di IBM come direttore del Journal of Research and Development e pubblicata dallo stesso Hansell presso la litografia Lutz & Sheinkman. La mappa è un vortice di colorate e vivaci immagini che descrivono gli edifici, le attività produttive e di intrattenimento della città americana.…

    • Author: Nils Hansell
    • Dimension: 84 x 64 cm
    • Place of publication: North Stonington (Connecticut)
    • Year: 1950