Description: Circa 1957 Guide Map of Calcutta &Pamphlet about P&O Ports of Bombay #1. Guide Map of Calcutta. Published New Delhi, India, printed at the Survey of India Office. Very nice colorful Guide Map of Calcutta showing named streets, map legend shows Regional Tourist Office, Air Lines, Travel Agents, Hotels, Hospitals. Text on verso prints the names and addresses of Hotels, Restaurants and Tea Rooms, Cinemas, Indian Theaters, Temples, Mosques, Public Institutions, Banks, Shopping Centers, etc., etc. Map on rear page appears to show railway lines from Diamond Harbour in the South to Bandel in the North. Not dated but ink notation on the cover page, 1957.The folded Guide Map of Calcutta measures 4 x 8 ¾ inches and opens to 17 ½ x 19 1/4 inches to include blank margins, there is an ink date notation on the cover page, 1957, faint shelf wear to the covers otherwise in very good condition, no pin holes, clean, odor free. #2. P&O Ports, Bombay Agents Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., Ballard Pier, Bombay. Published Edinburgh, printed in England. Interesting informational pamphlet printed for the Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co with descriptive text about “Bombay, the richest and most enterprising city in India”, Practical Notes about population, climate condition, Customs, Currency, Local Conveyances, Railway Communications, Steamship Communications, Tourist Interest, etc. Street map of Bombay on rear cover. The P&O Ports pamphlet is a single sheet folded to make 4 pages measuring 5 ¼ by 8 ¼, text on 3 pages and map of Bombay on rear cover, faint vertical crease, light shelf wear to extremities and faint age tanning otherwise in very good condition, clean, odor free.A scarce map of Calcutta and rare piece of P&O Ports ephemera, it is a nice opportunity to add them to your collection. Mainstreetbooks has been a family business for more than 30 years. We focus on fine books, historical ephemera, early photography. We maintained a storefront in Amherst, MA for over 10 years, and we have been selling on eBay since 1999. Our feedback speaks for itself so bid or purchase with confidence and please take a look at our other interesting books, ephemera and photographs. We pack carefully, ship quickly, and have thousands of happy customers. Thank You, mainstreetbooks Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
Price: 32.5 USD
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts
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Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Cartographer/Publisher: Survey of India Office
Printing Technique: Lithography
Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
Format: Folding Map
Type: City Map
Year: 1957
Date Range: 1957
City: Calcutta
Country/Region: India, Ports of Bombay
Guide Map of Calcutta: Tea Rooms, Cinemas, Indian Theaters, Temples, Mosques etc
P&O Ports, Bombay: Agents Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., Ballard Pier, Bombay
