History of maps of North America in 20th and 21st Century - Publisher

The 1900's began the age of transportation and the automobile.  The United States had many maps for drivers on the open road.  The interstate highway system was born.  Rand McNally first published "The official Transportation Mileage Guide" in 1936.  They were founded in 1856.  In 1904 Rand McNally's published its first automobile road map for New York City & Vicinity.  On April 15, 1924, Rand McNally published its precursor to the best-selling Rand McNally Road Atlas called "the Rand McNally Auto Chum."  In 1960, "the first full-color Rand McNally Road Atlas premieres."  In 2009, Rand McNally launched a GPS for truckers and in 2011 they launched a GPS for RVers.  In 2013 Rand McNally printed its 90th edition Road Atlas and also launched an iPad app and eBook version.  A lot has changed since they first started making maps.  They have a place online to plan your trips called Tripmaker.

Map of Chicago from the 2015 Rand McNally Road Atlas.



Here is a list of 15 publishers of maps besides Rand Mcnally.  They are: The National Geographic Society, Sunbelt Publications, Inc., Bilingual Books, PennWell Books, Japan Pacific Publications, Inc., American Map Corporation, Hammond World Atlas Corporation, Berkshires Week, Peninsula Clarion, North Seattle Herald Outlook, Sonoma Valley Sun, Planet North Shore, Billerica News, St. Johns Independent, mapsales.com.  There is also Rockford Map Publishers.  They are at;http://www.rockfordmap.com/About.

Resources:

http://www.publishersglobal.com/directory/united-states/media/map-publishers/1/ 

http://www.randmcnally.com/about

http://www.randmcnally.com/about/history

Rockford Map Publishing. Accessed at: http://www.rockfordmap.com/About.