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Very rich and detailed brochure with pictorial map of the Rhineland. The cartoon map by Leo Faller provides a striking overview of whole Rhine valley and it extends from Kleve and Emmerich to Pforzheim. On verso text in English. An attractive and uncommon ephemeral item in excellent condition.
- Dimension: 40,5 x 77,5 cm
- Place of publication: Dusseldorf
- Year: 1951
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Wonderful decorative map of the French Alsace Wine Region, home of superb Rieslings and highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines!
A large very decorative promotional map of the French wine region of Alsace by Willy Fisher and A. Cordier published in Strasbourg at Michel in 1950. The pictorial map shows the various cities of the region with icons of the buildings, scenic areas, manufacturing and farming. All the major towns and cities also have their coat of arms. In the right large cartouche with Bacchus. Above the names of the wines.
- Place of publication: Strasbourg
- Year: 1950
- Dimension: 100 x 63 cm
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Pictorial world map designed as gameboard by Lucien Boucher
- Dimension: 50 x 65 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1947
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Charming illustrated world map showing the geographical origin of the animals used to make furs designed by the illustrator Paul Ternat (1897-1951) and published by A. Clerin in 1930 for the French association of fur ateliers. The decorative pictorial map is embellished by three large wind roses and galleons in the seas.
- Dimension: 24 x 34,5 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1930
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Color pictorial map of Limousin and Marche covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of the province with explanation, representing region’s historical figures and events, resources, sights, churches, important buildings, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Relief shown pictorially. Published by Ode Paris in 1951 from a drawn by Jaques Liozu.
- Dimension: 490 x 340 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1951
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Recto shows pictorial map in colour showing mission-stations, government-stations, colleges, landing-grounds, and medical missions. Verso shows black and white map of eastern New Guinea with government-stations, mission-stations, and a boundary marked, and including index map. Cfr. Maslyn Williams Map Collection MFC 35 mappa nr.11
- Dimension: 33,5 x 47,5 cm
- Place of publication: Berlin
- Year: 1950
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Decorative pictorial map of Luxembourg the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. This map by Philippe Dumont and J. Ado Baltus is covered with beautiful vignettes describing major towns and very nice landmarks. Published for Banque de la Societé Generale de Belgique Banque by Editions de Visscher, Bruxelles in 1950 circa.
- Dimension: 40 x 29 cm.
- Place of publication: Bruxelles
- Year: 1950
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Color pictorial map of Lyonnais covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of the province with explanation, representing region’s historical figures and events, resources, sights, churches, important buildings, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Relief shown pictorially. Published by Ode Paris in 1951 from a drawn by Jaques Liozu.
- Dimension: 490 x 320 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1951
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Spectacular promotional travel poster of Madagascar by Maurice Tranchant published in 1952
- Dimension: 120 x 80 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1952