Two 1951 road maps. {#1} OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP OF MISSISSIPPI. COMPLEMENTS STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT and {#2} STANDARD OIL. MISSISSIPPI ARKANSAS LOUISIANA ROAD MAP WITH PICTORIAL GUIDE.

Prepared by Traffic & Planning Division for State Highway Commission [Mississippi State Highway Department - Mississippi Department of Transportation.] Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) - General Drafting Co., Inc.

Published by Jackson, MS: Traffic & Planning Division for State Highway Commission [Mississippi State Highway Department - Mississippi Department of Transportation], July 1951. [Louisville, KY] - New York: Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) - General Drafting Co., Inc., 1951.

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{ITEM #1.} OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP OF MISSISSIPPI. COMPLEMENTS STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT (with map legend title as "Official Road Map. State of Mississippi. Fielding L. Wright, Governor . . . "). Jackson, MS: Traffic & Planning Division for State Highway Commission, July 1951. Double-sided foldout color road map of Mississippi. Total of 8 panels per side. Approximate unfolded dimensions: H 17 inches x L 22 inches. Light toning and light creasing to exterior rear panel; a few edge nicks and negligibly small chips. Full-length color state map on verso primarily printed in white, black, and blue with extensive border area in pink with small inset maps for major towns. Map shows major state highways as paved or gravel (i.e. unpaved) as well as county borders, cities, towns, etc. Map title provides date of July 1951. Recto side features color photographs of state industry, agriculture, tourism-related, etc. with brief captions. {ITEM #2.} STANDARD OIL. MISSISSIPPI ARKANSAS LOUISIANA ROAD MAP WITH PICTORIAL GUIDE. [Louisville, KY] - New York: Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) - General Drafting Co., Inc., 1951. Double-sided foldout color road map. Total of 15 panels per side. Approximate unfolded dimensions: H 26 inches x L 19.25 inches. Library stamp on rear cover panel and short crease at bottom left corner. Full color highway map of the tri-state region on verso. Recto has mileage chart, town index, a "Pictorial Guide to Mississippi" map, and general maps for New Orleans, Natchez, Jackson, Vicksburg, and Memphis.

Seller Inventory # PXZP-12621

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• Title: Two 1951 road maps. {#1} OFFICIAL HIGHWAY MAP OF MISSISSIPPI. COMPLEMENTS STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT and {#2} STANDARD OIL. MISSISSIPPI ARKANSAS LOUISIANA ROAD MAP WITH PICTORIAL GUIDE.
• Publisher: Jackson, MS: Traffic & Planning Division for State Highway Commission [Mississippi State Highway Department - Mississippi Department of Transportation], July 1951. [Louisville, KY] - New York: Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) - General Drafting Co., Inc., 1951.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana-Mississippi