Cover: Global map. / Global Map Company / 1940

Cover: Global map. Global Map Company, 1940

Cover: Global map. / Global Map Company / 1940

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Full Title: (Covers to) The Global Map. Pat. No. D136173, Other Patents Pending. The Global Map Co. Minneapolis, Minn. Copyright By The H.M. Gousha Company, Chicago, Ill. Lithographed In U.S.A.

Author: Global Map Company

Date: 1940

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Author: Global Map Company

Date: 1940

Short Title: Cover: Global map.

Publisher: Minneapolis: The Global Map Company

Type: Covers

Object Height cm: 30

Object Width cm: 58

Note: Cover shows planes and encourages the user to "See the world as flying men see it..."

World Area: World

Subject: Airways

Full Title: (Covers to) The Global Map. Pat. No. D136173, Other Patents Pending. The Global Map Co. Minneapolis, Minn. Copyright By The H.M. Gousha Company, Chicago, Ill. Lithographed In U.S.A.

List No: 3868A

Series No: 1

Published In: The Global Map. Pat. No. D136173, Other Patents Pending. The Global Map Co. Minneapolis, Minn. Copyright By The H.M. Gousha Company, Chicago, Ill. Lithographed In U.S.A.

Publication Author: Global Map Company

Publication Date: 1940

Publication Note: Two flat hemispheres that rotate adjoining each other in order to show the shortest airline distances between points. In the original beige card case with printed cover: "See The World As Flying Men See It ... The World Revolves ... So Does the Global Map"; printed on back of the cover is "The Global Map. The Map that Moves. Manufactured for The Global Map Company, 510 Plymouth Avenue, Minneapolis 11, Minnesota." Date is estimated.

Publication List No: 3868.000

Publication Type: Globe

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 30

Publication Width cm: 58

Image No: 3868A

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