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Discover the Pacific, 1960s

Posted: June 1st, 2023 | No Comments »

A Pacific Ocean Islands illustrated travel map made in the USA . Discover the Pacific – published by the Pacific Area Travel Association in the 1960s featuring stereotyped illustrations of a whale in the waves at sea and smaller images representing the people and culture from the region including a traditional junk boat for Hong Kong and totem pole for Alaska being photographed by tourists, a lady in a kimono playing a shamisen music instrument for Japan and a Thai dancer in costume dancing in front of a buddhist temple building for Thailand, a sailing boat for the Philippines and lady walking in front of a long house for Indonesia, a tourist riding a rickshaw in front of palm tree leaves for Singapore and people riding an Indian elephant for India, a policeman in uniform directing traffic for the Fiji Islands and a lady in a straw skirt with flower garland around her neck for Hawaii in front of the volcano mountains, Maori carvings for New Zealand and a tourist petting a kangaroo in Australia.



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