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Auction 185, Lot 462

"Esso Pictorial Plan of Ireland"

Subject: Ireland

Period: 1933 (dated)

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Color: Printed Color

Size:
11.6 x 16.6 inches
29.5 x 42.2 cm
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This charming pictorial map was designed by Alfred E. Taylor. It focuses on the roads in Ireland with tiny vignettes of historical sites and places of importance. Quotes from various Irish authors are scattered throughout the map. This map was created for Esso, previously known as the Anglo American Oil Company, a foreign affiliate of Standard Oil.

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Condition: A+

Clean and bright.

Estimate: $85 - $100

Sold for: $80

Closed on 11/17/2021

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