Handsome fold-out 1939 Sinclair road map of Illinois, with stunning cover graphics spanning five panels, printed more than 84 years ago.

• The map opens to 27" x 19½" and has great detail on old highway alignments, including U.S. Route 66, with cartography by Rand McNally.



• There's a transcontinental map of the United States on the reverse side.



• The 5-panel service station illustration was painted by noted American artist Rico Tomaso (1898-1985), whose work also appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Woman's Home Companion, and Ladies' Home Journal.



• Here he has created a lush landscape evoking the romance of automobile travel, with two uniformed Sinclair attendants helping a happy couple in a shiny new convertible.



• The map was distributed by the Sinclair Oil Company in 1939 and is dated by the code number in the lower margin: U.3600.



• The 1939 New York World's Fair opened the year this map was printed, and there's a photograph of the Petroleum Building and oil derrick at the Fair on the reverse side.



• Condition:  This map is in very good, lightly used condition, with a few minor edge tears. A previous owner has marked a route across the state, through Peoria and Decatur. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



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