1961 General Drafting Pictorial Map (2 results)
More imagesFlorida West Coast Ft. Petersburg, Tampa Map and Visitor's Guide.
1961 General Drafting Pictorial Map of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerVery good. Light wear along original fold lines. Map of the west coast of Florida on verso. Size 24 x 16.75 Inches. This is a 1961 General Drafting Company pictorial map of Tampa and St. Petersburg and vicinity. A Closer Look A pictorial map of Tampa and St. Petersburg occupies the top half of the sheet. Pictorial vignettes high…light sites and local culture: Busch Gardens, the hydroponic gardens, Fairyland, and MacDill Air Force Base, the Gasparilla Festival, the Pinellas County Fair, and the local cigar industry. Horse and dog racing, fishing, baseball, sunbathing, and sailing are also pictured, emphasizing Florida's famous leisure culture. An inset in the lower left highlights Fort De Soto Park and its vicinity. Maps of downtown St. Petersburg and Tampa appear on the bottom half of the sheet. Streets, parks, and other important buildings are labeled. Indexes of points of interest are provided. Verso Content Two maps are included on the verso along with travel information. Depicting the west coast of Florida from Tarpon Springs south to the Everglades, pictorial vignettes similar to those on the recto promote sites to visit and Florida's incredible wildlife. The second smaller map covers from Ocala to Tarpon Springs. Publication History and Census This map was created and published by the General Drafting Company and distributed by the Humble Oil and Refining Company to promote their Esso gasoline. We note two examples cataloged in OCLC: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Stanford University. A second OCLC entry attributes the map of the Standard Oil Company, which the company rebranded to in 1972, and states that the University of Michigan and the Jacksonville Public Library hold examples of this edition (which we believe likely to be identical). References: OCLC 70716233, 956508423.
More imagesStandard Oil Road Map of the United States / Standard Oil Souvenir Map: 75 Years of Oil Progress.
1961 General Drafting Road Map and Pictorial Map of the United States
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller5-star sellerAverage. Wear and toning along fold lines, with loss at fold intersections and edge. Size 24 x 33 Inches. A large-format double-sided map of the United States produced in 1961 by the General Drafting Corporation for Standard Oil of Kentucky (also known as Kyso). Together, they highlight the rapid expansion of highways and inters…tates across the country, as well as the impact of the development of the oil industry on daily life. A Closer Look The recto map displays the continental United States along with portions of Canada and Mexico. States are shaded different colors to distinguish them more easily. Roads and highways are indicated in detail, as explained in a legend at right, as are cities and waterways. At top, inset maps of the recently added states of Hawaii and Alaska are included. A handy table of approximate distances between major metropolitan areas appears at bottom-left. This map was published in the wake of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, which created the U.S. Interstate system, here with both completed and projected routes noted. A text box at bottom touts the natural beauty of the U.S. and discusses the ongoing construction of the interstates. Verso Content A pictorial map of the United States occupies the verso, emphasizing products used throughout the country that are derived from oil. From cosmetics and clothing to chemicals and heavy industry, the message is clear that oil and its derivative products are both extremely versatile and essential for modern life. At top is a history of Standard Oil of Kentucky, which neatly avoids the company's early history as part of the wider Standard Oil Trust, and the latter's breakup due to a Supreme Court decision in 1911, but instead repeatedly emphasizes the company's connections with the South. When folded, the back cover continues this theme, proclaiming that Standard Oil is a southern Company - 'Of the South, By the South, For the South.' Incidentally, the same year this map was published Standard Oil of Kentucky was acquired by Standard Oil of California (Chevron). Publication History and Census These maps were produced in 1961 by the General Drafting Corporation for Standard Oil of Kentucky. They are quite rare in institutional collections, only being listed among the holdings of the University of Kentucky. References: OCLC 35161853.
