Since 2010, Hammond and its sister companies (including Hagstrom where I
worked for) were sold to the Kappa Map Group in Pennaylvania. Their website
is https://www.kappamapgroup.com. Hope you will find the proper contact
person there.

Best of luck,
Joshua
On Feb 11, 2015 1:01 AM, "Christine Roysdon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am new to this list and don't know much about maps.
>
> A friends (also a scholar) is looking to obtain permission to use a some
> maps in a publication. Apparently he's down to the last, very frustrating,
> few.  Does anyone have some advice re either Hammond or Langescheidt?
>
> Here are the Hammond maps for which he'd like to include digitized
> versions in a manuscript:
>
> (1) Hammond Ambassador World Atlas, 1960, p 55, "Burma, Thailand,
> Indochina, and the Federation of Malaya." (G1019_H265 1960 at the Donald
> Hamer Map Library, University Park, PA)
>
> (2) Hammond Standard World Atlas, 1962, p 30, "Burma, Thailand, Indochina,
> and the Federation of Malaya." (G1019_H501 1962 at the Donald Hamer Map
> Library, University Park, PA)
>
> (3) “Vietnam and its Neighbors” from Hammond’s two-sided folded sheet,
> The   Vietnam Conflict Map, 1965. (G8021_S73_1967_H3 at the Donald Hamer
> Map Library, University Park, PA)
>
> (4) “Freedom’s Struggle in Asia” from Hammond’s two-sided folded sheet,
> The Vietnam Conflict Map, 1965. (G8021_S73_1967_H3 at the Donald Hamer Map
> Library, University Park, PA.
>
> He has also been trying very hard -- and I also tried -- to find *anyone*
> at  Langescheidt in their German office who handles permissions? Not
> "Kontakt" -- a real person or permissions office?
>
> Thanks to any of you map experts that can offer any advice on this. It
> will be very much appreciated.
>