Gulf Fishgide Map No. 2 Corpus Christi: Gulf Oil Corp, c.1939

Title: Gulf Fishgide Map No. 2 Corpus Christi  Author: Gulf Oil Corp. Date: c.1939 Condition: Excellent -  unblemished (Due to the thinness of the paper, the scanned image shows imperfections not visible to the eye) Inches: 16 x 10 1/2 [Image] Centimeters: 40.64 x 26.67 [Image] Product ID: 308325 In 1939, the Gulf Oil Corporation began producing a set of maps focused on the Texas Gulf Coast that they called ‘fishgides’. These maps go to great lengths to indicate in detail productive fishing locations for fish of many species, depth soundings, areas productive in different seasons as well as locations of Gulf marine stations. For all their detail, the maps note that they are not to be used for navigation purposes and are decorated with whimsical images of fishermen and fish among others like wooden ships and compass roses. The maps were updated in 1950 and then again in 1958 and are usually dated by an area’s existing infrastructure. For example, on the guide of Corpus Ch