Old TWA Trans World Airlines Air Routes Map, 1948: Eastern Hemisphere, Europe–Africa–Asia milan Lake Pontchartrain’s broad oval and

Lake Pontchartrain’s broad oval and the barrier-spiked curve of Mobile Bay are set against a sun-struck Gulf of Mexico

and natural phenomena near these settlements:

oilfields expanded across Texas and Louisiana

It is a testament to the time when the East Indies and its adjacent islands were a hub of trade and exploration

Old TWA Trans World Airlines Air Routes Map, 1948: Eastern Hemisphere, Europe–Africa–Asia milan Lake Pontchartrain’s broad oval andWorld: TWA Trans World Airline. U. S. A. Europe Africa Asia Air Routes captures the exhilarating moment in 1948 when commercial flight redrew the mental map of the world. Issued by TWA Incone of mid century Americas most visionary carriersit distills the airlines pan continental ambition into a persuasive cartographic statement. The composition presents a confident network sweeping from the United States across the Atlantic and Mediterranean to