vgabndo
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RARE 80 year old map of Mexico on e-bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=19045...
44" x 29" Wonderfully classic pictorial images.
No Cabo San Lucas!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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David K
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Thanks Perry
Cool... a decorative map that hung in a hotel lobby...
This rare souvenir map came from the century-old Hotel Geneve in Mexico City. "The most legendary Hotel in Mexico" It was created in 1931. The map
features classic pictorial images of history, culture, industry, and tourism.
here is another piece of it:
[Edited on 10-12-2010 by David K]
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David K
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one more...
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vgabndo
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Actually DK, it was probably sold in a gift shop there. The Hotel Geneve is absolutely opulent and the map is not up to that standard. I believe the
map was probably also not exclusive to the Geneve as that name is on a sticker affixed to the map.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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redhilltown
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WOW! THanks Vgabndo! That is one amazing picture and one amazing lobby (or wherever). I had no idea. I have about 20 more fishing spots I need to get
to on the Cortez and then another 10 on the Pacific and then I can concentrate on the mainland... Oh hell. Never mind. I just need to get to Mexico
City and forget all this fishing crap.
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BajaBlanca
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just when the tuna are biting on the Pacific ..... and even wahoo has been sited .....
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bajabass
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Mexico City is beautiful, ugly, cultural, sophisticated, and deadly all at the same time! LA/New York on steroids. I have spent several weeks there, and
never again. Give me the wide open calm of Baja any day.
Keep your eyes on the road, and your hands upon the wheel!
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redhilltown
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Sounds like Mexico city is a lot like fishing!
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