MAPS-L Archives

Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.

MAPS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show HTML Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Angela R Cope <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
Date:
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:40:26 +0000
Content-Type:
multipart/alternative
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (1014 bytes) , text/html (6 kB)

https://agslibraryblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/27/end-of-an-era-seeger-map-company-inc-closes-their-doors/

End of an era — The Seeger Map Company, Inc. closes their doors<https://agslibraryblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/27/end-of-an-era-seeger-map-company-inc-closes-their-doors/>


by Angie Cope

The Seeger Map Company, a main stay in the map world, announced it will be closing the business by the end of 2020. The first Seeger maps were those drawn for motel guests on scraps of paper in the late 1960s. Eventually, the company would distribute 2 million maps a year and employ 27 people in their Racine, Wisconsin offices.  One thing is for sure, the endearing legacy of Seeger Map Company will live on in homes and libraries across the United States, and abroad.

click the link above for the whole article.



Angie Cope
AGS Library, UW Milwaukee Libraries
2311 E. Hartford Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211

<http://www.uwm.edu/libraries>http://uwm.edu/libraries/agsl/
M-F 8:00am-4:30pm  [log in to unmask]
 (414) 251-7608 or (414)229-6282
43°03'8"N 87°57'21"W




ATOM RSS1 RSS2