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Subject: Americas/Euroean tourist guides/road maps to offer
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:01:34 +0000
From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]>
To: AMC <[log in to unmask]>, mapsL <[log in to unmask]>,
    Carto-soc <[log in to unmask]>


The National Library of Australia has the following 1930s-50s tourist
guides and road maps to offer. All in english except where noted.
Contact me off-list to request any.

USA:
“AAA Members guide to New York City and Vicinity”, Automobile club of
NY, 1949.
“AAA Members guide to New York City and Vicinity”, Automobile club of
NY, ed3, 1953.
“AAA Members guide to New York City and Vicinity”, Automobile club of
NY, undated. Maps have code 5305 suggesting 1953?
“Copp’s Guide to NYC”.  1957. 192pp.
“Amoco streamlined strip map Maine to Florida with connecting routes
(self-routing)”, 20pp.  (Rand McNally maps all featuring 4-digit codes
beginning 39… so 1939 date?)
“Arizona points of interest and touring map“, Chevron, 1951.
“Utah points of interest and touring map“, Chevron, 1951.
Colombia:
“La Montana, English-Spanish tourist guide”. 20pp. c.1974
“El Caribe, English-Spanish tourist guide”. 20pp. 1970s
“El Pacifico, English-Spanish tourist guide”. 20pp. 1970s
Latin America:
“Guides to Peru: Lima”. By Victor W von Hagen. Peruvian Times, 3rd ed., 1960
“Montevideo Uruguay”. 14pp. 1970s?
“Best buys and services in Trinidad and Tobago”, Trinidad Chamber of
Commerce. 1960. 32pp.
"Museos y Arte de Mexico – Tourist information". V.18/1 1967.  128pp.
"Museos y Arte de Mexico – Tourist information". V.19/3 1968.  128pp.
(inc. Olympic venue info.)
"Museos y Arte de Mexico – Tourist information". V.21/1 1970.  100pp.  2
copies.
Europe:
“Pan Am’s Insider’s Amsterdam and country tours. 50 easy to use card
guides with their own maps”, Random House, 1980s? Cards 1-48 present.
#48, “low life” is particularly interesting, discussing the different
types of female companionship available, where to go, what/how to pay,
and which to avoid!
“Ways out of London” Daily Telegraph guide.  28pp, a little bent. 1930s?
“Chartres”, 1950-51. Michelin. 20pp guidebook.
“How to see Holland” 1960. 36pp.
“Berlin” 1960. 42pp. German language.
“How to visit Naples and environs”, c.1960.
“Seeing Rome motorcoach tours” American Express travel service, tour
times/dstinations. 2pp. 1951.
Brendan Whyte

Dr Brendan Whyte
Assistant Curator of Maps
National Library of Australia
Parkes Place
Parkes
ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Ph: +61 2 6262 1192
Fax: +61 2 6262 1653
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http://www.nla.gov.au/map/index.html