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Subject: Rand McNally Commercial atlas of America 1916-1920
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 13:27:54 -0500
From: Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]>


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Hi All,

I'm hoping for some help cataloging a map - namely to narrow in on a
date. I have a Rand McNally new commercial atlas map of Missouri from
the Commercial Atlas of America - a gift from the publisher in 1920 to
the AGS. It's an advertising map "circular" without a date. The
pagination is 226 and 227. Inset of St. Louis and the bootheel in the
upper right 1/2 corner with railroads listed in red in the lower left
1/2 corner. Scale 1 in. = 16 miles. On the verso is the "advertisement"
circular type stuff, talking about how the commercial atlas is updated
each year, why it's such a great thing to purchase, etc. One example
from the verso indicates population estimated for 1916. So, I'm thinking
this map's date is between 1916 and 1920.

Does anyone have a copy of the Commercial Atlas for any of these years?
Would you mind checking the pagination and letting me know which years
match the Missouri map for pages 226 and 227? We only have the 1911 and
1946 and pagination does not match.

There's a chance that the pagination is contrived for the purpose of
advertising the atlas, in which case I'll make my best guess.

Thanks!

-angie-

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