Please excuse cross-posting.

The Harvard Map Collection is pleased to announce its next exhibit
entitled: The All American Road Map from 16 September - 15 January 2003.
This exhibit will focus on the turbulent 20th century as the American car
culture was born and developed. It reflects not only the history of the
road system itself but also the history of the American road map as a
cultural icon. The exhibit opens with Abraham Bradley's 1797 post route map
of the U.S. and closes with a digitally produced 1999 Massachusetts highway
map. In between will be examples of cover art, the first free road map
distributed of the Berkshire Hills, a 1921 road map of Utah showing the
named "blazed" trails, promotional maps from the National Highways
Association, examples of strip maps, an example of the new U.S. numbering
highway system, examples of different scales, and some early planning maps
for the Boston area.

The exhibit is open Monday - Friday from 9 am - 5 pm.

David Cobb


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