-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: A map of a different color... Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:19 +0000 From: Farrington,Jennifer J <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> Thanks to all of you who have responded. I have passed your information on to the patron and he was very appreciative. Jennifer ________________________________________ From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:07 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: A map of a different color... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: A map of a different color... Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:59 -0500 From: Nat Case <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> It means the red and yellow inks have faded. :-) Nat Case INCase, LLC Minneapolis, MN On 5/20/13 3:55 PM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee wrote: > Two jpegs attached. Contact Jennifer if you have difficulty viewing them. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > 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 > Senior Archivist > Map & Imagery Library > University of Florida > (352) 273-2825 > > >