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Bird’s Eye Views of Maine including Transportation Maps
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WWI & II Maps and Case List
School Geographies
--a. How Geography was Taught
--b. Illustration Methods
--c. Astronomy in the 19th Century Classroom
--d. Races and Societies
--e. National and Regional Identity
--f. Climatic Zones
--g. Globes in the Classroom
Road Maps
--a. New England Regional Imagery
--b. Ideal Family
--c. Gas Station Experience
--d. Race and Ethnic Groups
--e. War Maps
Wall Maps

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TREASURES III

A Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education

October 2, 2004 - June 30, 2005

Road Maps
 

New England Regional Imagery
New England was one of the landscapes that road map art helped to popularize with the traveling family. The region was depicted as a welcoming place, attractive for both its rugged natural features and its quaint, rustic towns. Images of pristine nucleated villages with white-steeple churches predominated, but depictions of lobster fishermen, maple sugaring, and lighthouses were also popular themes. All these images helped to reinforce the idea of New England as a place of small, oftentimes coastal, towns untouched by heavy industry and urbanization, and the perfect destination for families hankering for the experience of the simple “traditional” American culture.
	1. Sunoco New England States Road Map and Historical Scenic Guide Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1948 Bloom Collection
	2. Esso Standard Oil Company Southern New England, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island New York: General Drafting Co., Inc., 1949 Bloom Collection
	3. Esso New England: With Special Maps of Hartford, New Haven, Providence, Worcester New York: General Drafting Co., Inc., 1949 Bloom Collection
	4. Esso Standard Oil Company New England Road Map with Pictorial Guide Convent Station, N.J.: General Drafting Co., 1952 Doug Yorke Collection
	5. Calso Gasolines New Hampshire, Vermont Points of Interest and Touring Maps Chicago: H. M Gousha Company, 1957 Bloom Collection
	6. Esso, Humble Oil & Refining Company Travel Map of New England Convent Station, NJ: General Drafting Co., Inc., 1963 Bloom Collection
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