Multi-Estate Spring 2026 Auction
Lot 450:
Description
C-19535
c. 1930s–1970s; Gulf Oil Corporation – Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Group of vintage Gulf “Tourgide” road maps and city information maps issued through Gulf service stations across several decades of American automobile travel. Examples in the lot include regional editions such as Georgia / North Carolina / South Carolina, Central and Western United States, Eastern United States, Kentucky and Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and a Metropolitan Boston and Cape Cod Info-Map. Covers feature classic Gulf advertising artwork including the iconic orange Gulf disc, illustrated roadside scenes, and service station imagery typical of mid-century travel promotion.
Interior maps display dense highway networks, mileage charts, regional insets, and points of interest for motorists navigating the growing American road system. Notable details include a Great Smoky Mountains National Park inset, extensive North Carolina and South Carolina city and town indexes, and a detailed Boston metropolitan street map with harbor, surrounding suburbs, and transportation listings. Reverse panels include period Gulf advertising such as “Your Gulf Travel Card, ” “Good Gulf Dealers – Good Gulf Service – Good Gulf Products, ” and travel bureau information encouraging motorists to plan routes through Gulf stations.
Shows general handling wear consistent with age including fold lines, light toning, and minor edge wear. Several examples are housed in later protective sleeves; maps remain intact and display well overall.
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