Gilmore Map Company
Atlanta, 1953
32 x 32 in
81 x 81 cm
81 x 81 cm
USA9854
Separately issued vintage plan of Atlanta and its suburbs. Red circles overprinted on the face of the map track distance from from the centre of the city to seven miles...
Separately issued vintage plan of Atlanta and its suburbs. Red circles overprinted on the face of the map track distance from from the centre of the city to seven miles around.
This is part of a series of maps of Atlanta issued by Mr. Gilmore's Map Company. They provide a fascinating record of the development of the city. As well as showing the changes in the centre of the city and recording the growth of the outer environs, they also record civic improvements. This example bears an inset on the upper right showing the newly named Atlanta Municipal Airport, in modern times the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
An inset on the lower right is far more whimsical, showing schematic mountain with several major North American cities at specific heights; Atlanta is perched on the summit at a height of 1050 feet.
Original colour. [USA9854]
This is part of a series of maps of Atlanta issued by Mr. Gilmore's Map Company. They provide a fascinating record of the development of the city. As well as showing the changes in the centre of the city and recording the growth of the outer environs, they also record civic improvements. This example bears an inset on the upper right showing the newly named Atlanta Municipal Airport, in modern times the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
An inset on the lower right is far more whimsical, showing schematic mountain with several major North American cities at specific heights; Atlanta is perched on the summit at a height of 1050 feet.
Original colour. [USA9854]
