Tour De France 1938 Title Pages This map was clearly issued

This map was clearly issued for commercial promotion but it is not the map the steamship company gave away to inquiries

Matching set in original leather with raised bands and gilt lettered red spine titles

An interesting historical look at the geography for the region as it was understood from a specific perspective

Mallet is known as a fine mapmaker for the genre miniature maps

Indochine et Insulinde

Tour De France 1938 Title Pages This map was clearly issued32e. Tour De France It's a race that can be over 2000 miles, takes a better portion of a month, stretches from the Sea to the Alps throughout Europe, and is the largest bicycle race in the world. Beginning as a publicity stunt for a newspaper in 1903, it has continued annually stopping only for the two world wars that crossed its course and has grown into the herculean drama that is the Tour De France. The 1938 Tour was the first win for Gino Bartali,