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Out of stockA colorful 1953 pictorial map designed by Monique Cras for the French government to promote New Caledonia in the South West Pacific as a travel destination. Coloratissima carta geo-pittorica della Nuova Caledonia disegnata da Monique Cras e pubblicata a Parigi nel 1953 dal Ministero francese d’oltremare per promuovere il turismo nell’area. La carta, ricchissima di particolari, annotazioni e avvenimenti storici, è completata dalla rappresentazione, dentro a una conchiglia, dell’emisfero meridionale del globo terrestre centrato sull’Oceania…
- Dimension: 42 x 62 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1953
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Map of Oceania and the Pacific Ocean region showing French, English, United States, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese and Chilean possessions and colonies, depicted by colours. Shows shipping routes with distances between ports, capital cities and states. On verso a cover listing the publisher’s catalogue of the series. cfr: National Library of Australia, 6856870
- Dimension: 51 x 66 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1912
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Out of stockDeliziosa 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…
- Dimension: 23 x 30 cm
- Year: 1950
- Place of publication: Genoa
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Out of stockStriking route map of the World designed by John Philip, published in New York by Pan American Airlines, as a promotional item. Shows all the routes around the world to which Pan Am flew in 1959, including connecting lines and Pan Am’s own lines. Art by Casanova Associated. Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States from…
- Dimension: 44 x 80 cm
- Place of publication: New York
- Year: 1959
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A fascinating and intriguing map of the world as a board game, featuring 142 numbered squares that start and end in Paris. The map is adorned with vignettes showing flora, fauna, people, and distinctive places from around the world. It is further enriched by vibrant illustrations depicting natural phenomena like the aurora borealis, charming landscapes, and exotic ocean liners and airplanes following their routes. The four corners symbolize Asia, Europe, America, and Africa. Clocks at…
- Dimension: 60 x 84 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1930
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Out of stockStriking pictorial map of post-war Paris designed by Willy Landelle
- Dimension: 72 x 52 cm
- Place of publication: Anjou
- Year: 1949
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Out of stockBeautiful topographical map of the Côte d’Azur and southwestern Alps, designed by F. Hugo d’ Alési to promote railway tourism in the region. The map extends from Briançon in the north to Monaco in the southeast and Aubagne in the southwest. There is an inset of the Marseille region in the lower-left corner. Frederic Alexianu Hugo d’Alesi, was an artist who specialized in producing ads promoting travel, particularly in the burgeoning railway industry. d’Alesi helped…
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1907
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Out of stockAmazing pictorial map of the world’s international short wave radio stations, with each continent crammed with imagery. The map was drawn by Walter Eckhard (1903-1982) and published in Eindhoven, 1953 by the radio division of Philips. Superimposed on the map are red circles indicating the locations of dozens of shortwave radio stations. Small drawings throughout represent genre scenes depicting the people, plants and animals. Includes detailed index to the stations on the lower margin and…
- Dimension: 119 x 75 cm
- Place of publication: Eindhoven
- Year: 1953
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Out of stockRare pictorial world map designed in the style of 17th century maps by the British painter and artist Gordon Davey (1912-1992) for Pakistan Airlines in 1960. The map is an interesting and curious mix between the classic geographical representations of the golden age of explorations (the wind rose, the numerous cartouches, sea monsters, galleons) and close modernity: in each country are depicted lovely little vignettes with ancient and modern reference: see for example the Roman…
- Dimension: 45,5 x 25,5 cm
- Year: 1960
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Decorative pictorial map of the Bari area in Apulia, Southern Italy. Published in Rome by Enit, Ente Nazionale del Turismo, in 1937 to advertise as depliant the Fiera del Levante. On verso useful infos to visitors.
- Dimension: 48 x 67 cm.
- Place of publication: Rome
- Year: 1937
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Portugal – The country that has contributed most to Geographic Knowledge of the Globe.
More Info € 450,00Portolan-style world map printed in red, green, blue, and gold, showing the voyage tracks of over twenty sixteenth-and-seventeenth-century Portuguese explorers. Less than 10 institutional examples located.
- Dimension: 43 x 63 cm
- Place of publication: Porto
- Year: 1940
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Out of stockPrimo Gruppo di Opere eseguite e da eseguirsi in Lombardia con gli Aiuti ERP per circa 42 miliardi di lire
More InfoCarta geografica pittorica della Lombardia che riassume, attraverso vignette sul territorio, le opere di ricostruzione ferroviaria, di infrastrutture di utilità civile, nuove case, bonifiche e corsi per lavoratori e disoccupati da attuarsi con i fondi del Piano Marshall (formalmente E.R.P European Recovery Program) stanziati per la ricostruzione dell’Europa dopo la seconda Guerra Mondiale. Pubblicata a Roma dalla tipografia Apollon nel 1950 l’interessante documento era un prodotto della propaganda americana, facente capo alla “Divisione Informazioni della…
- Dimension: 35 x 25 cm
- Place of publication: Rome
- Year: 1950
