-------- Original Message -------- Subject: A map of a different color... Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 20:48:29 -0400 From: Harris Graber <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Hi, Jennifer! I worked for American Map for many years. The reason the colors are different is because the red has faded. It fades more easily than the other colors when exposed to light. I've seen this happen many times. Harris Graber Subject: A map of a different color... Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 20:19:50 +0000 From: Farrington,Jennifer J <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> A patron has asked what the blue color (see" BlueVersion" attachment) means in his version of this map: Author, etc.: American Map Corporation Title: United States with highways American Map Corporation. Scale: Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000] (W 126°--W 66°/N 50°--N 24°). Published: [New York] : American Map Corporation, c1986. Description: 1 map : col., plastic coated ; 82 x 121 cm. Alternate title: Colorprint United States with highways. Notes: Includes insets of Alaska, Hawaii, and 14 major metropolitan areas. At head of title: Colorprint. "Map No. 9578." Subjects, general: Roads -- United States -- Maps United States -- Maps Subjects,geog(maps): Roads -- United States -- 1986 -- 1:4,000,000 -- FU United States -- 1986 -- 1:4,000,000 -- FU United States -- Roads -- 1986 -- 1:4,000,000 -- FU Format: Map OCLC: 15307837 The map in our collection is colored similarly to the "ColorVersion" example (this is an example to show coloring only, and is not the map in question). The map I have in hand and the patron's map both have a 1986 copyright and have "Map No. 9578" in the lower right-hand corner. They appear to be the same in most every way except color. Any ideas on what the blue represents in my patron's map? Thank you, Jennifer Farrington Hi, Jennifer! I worked for American Map for many years. The reason the colors are different is because the red has faded. It fades more easily than the other colors when exposed to light. I've seen this happen many times. Harris Graber