New Nexico: Land Of Enchantment; Coronado Cuatro Centennial, 1540 - 1940. (Cover Title)

THE NEW MEXICO STATE TOURIST BUREAU

Publication: The New Mexico State Tourist Bureau, A Division of the New Mexico State Highway Department, 1940, Santa Fe

First edition. 8vo. 9" x 8" color pictorial wrappers, n. p. [28 pp. including covers], numerous black & white photographs, double-page map of New Mexico at the center. Colorful pictorial cover by W. M. Andrews. Issued in 1940 to celebrate the 400-year anniversary of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado exploration of New Mexico in 1540, it highlights many of New Mexico’s many tourist attractions. There is information of Carlsbad Caverns, the great White Sands, ruins of the early indigenous people, Franciscan missions, dude ranches, and the variety of outdoor activities that New Mexico offers. The back cover lists the dates of the various fiestas and celebrations.The double-page map shows major highways, Indian reservations by tribe, state and national monuments, national parks and monuments. A wonderful visual look at New Mexico in 1940. Fine, bright, unused copy.

Inventory Number: 51643