Leuna Zapfstellan Atlas 1939 / WWII gasoline station map / fold out - $40 - (Manhattan, KS)

Rare gas station map early WWII - Leuna Zapfstellan-Atlas 1939 - see pictures for condition Free shipping in USAll other (countries) please contact before bidding History Leuna was the retail petrol arm of the pre-war industrial conglomerate IG-Farben, a German chemical and pharmaceutical industry conglomerate. IG Farben was both the largest company in Europe overall and the largest chemical and pharmaceutical company in the world. Petrol was first sold under the Leuna name in 1927, and the company entered into an alliance with Standard Oil in 1929. Broken up by the allies after the war, Leuna's refinery was in East Germany and used to supply the Minol monopoly service stations. Leuna was a prolific map issuer in the 1930s with a combination of sheet maps, city maps and "Zapfstellen" atlases. The Western chain was renamed Gasolin after the War and was apparently acquired by Aral in the 1950s. Description of item This 1939 Zapfstellen atlas or “petrol map” consists of 30 pages with pages 1-19 unfolding into a square map at 1:925,000, in color (red, green, and blue), drawn by Ravenstein. Towns and villages with Leuna zapfstellen (a type of large roadside gasoline pump) are marked with a small red blob, and the full address of each facility is listed on the reverse. Pages 20-29 depict small inserts of major cities in alphabetical order starting with Aachen and ending with Wuppertal. This Leuna Zapfstellan-Atlas is in good to fair condition with minor wear and a few tears. The front binding is imprinted with the words “Deutsche Gasolin Aktiengesellschaft.” Pages are numbered 1 through 30.

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