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!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps
!950’s British Travel Road Maps

!950’s British Travel Road Maps

$ 23.76

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: The Regent Oil Co. and Philips (orange) road map are both in nice shape. The British tourist map has a fold, but also has some very important information for travel in Great Britain.
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Year: 1955
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Region: Europe
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

    Description

    Although maps from Britain aren’t usually dated, these maps came from an estate where other tourist-related material ranged from 1953-55.
    The Road Atlas of Great Britain , sponsored by the Regent Oil Co., Ltd., is lithographed, highly detailed, colorful, and divides Great Britain into 30 sections.  There’s a small tear on the back side of the cover, but it has no effect on the graphics.  The last inside page has a map of central London.  When opening the guide, there are pages of must-see sights with corresponding map locations.
    The Philips map is another very nice road map.  It has a curious inset entitled “Lighting-up Times for the London area” which shows what times, depending on the time of the year,  all vehicles (including bikes and horse-drawn carts) must use their lights.
    The third road map, which is not in the main photo, has some folds, but no tears or staining.  It is a tourist road map published by the British Travel and Holidays Association.  The map is very colorful and was designed in Edinburgh, which might explain why there’s a neat inset of the Orkney and Shetland Islands.  Also, there are a couple pages on British road signs and what they meant back in the day.