Tour De France 1978 ~Catalog 51~ and done with a distinct

and done with a distinct sense of presentation

1955 winner of the Tour De France was Louison Bobet

A fine engraving of the continent with original outline hand color distinguishing national boundaries

Throughout the map extinct species are memorialized in statues from the Whooping Crane and Red Wolf to the American Indian

An unbelievable reference which is color coded to show land classification from "Agricultural (with irrigation)" to "Timber" and "Grazing"

Tour De France 1978 ~Catalog 51~ and done with a distinctTour De France 1978 It's a race that can be over 2000 miles, takes a better portion of a month, stretches from the Sea to the Alps throughout Europe, and is the largest bicycle race in the world. Beginning as a publicity stunt for a newspaper in 1903, it has continued annually stopping only for the two world wars that crossed its course and has grown into the herculean drama that is the Tour De France. The 1978 Tour was won by Bernard Hinault.