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Off The Beaten Path

1938 green and black pictorial cartoon map of New York City

A cheerful little tourist map of Arkham. Once a year, in May, it sings.

Inspired by American Vacations, Larry Nixon, Little Brown & Co, 1939.

No matter where you turn you’re likely to run across something out of the ordinary run of affairs, something you’ll remember to tell the folks at home. Usually it’s something not to be found in the guidebooks, oftentimes not of particular international importance, just what the city editor used to call ‘human interest’ …

No mention of travel guides would be complete without a line on the amusing and useful Cartoon Guides (Augustin, NY). Illustrated and carefully designed, these tiny volumes are as effective in selling a community as any book can be …

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