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Vanity Fair's Map of American Airways

Stock# 101799

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Vanity Fair's Map of American Airways

Publication Place / Date

New York / 1929

Image Dimensions

23.25 x 17 inches

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Stock# 101799

$ 1,400.00

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Description

Rare pictorial map of the United States graphically illustrating commercial flight paths connecting major cities at the beginning the Golden Age of air travel in the 1920s.

This is the special edition reprinted by Conde Nast in larger format from the February 1929 issue of Vanity Fair.

The text beneath the map details the innovation of lighting airways for night flying and expanding options for emergency landings during the day.

Rarity

No other copies were found in the market or institutional records.

Condition Description

Minor discoloration to left and right edges.

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