Automobile Map of New Mexico
Publisher
Geographical Publication Co.
Date1920
Mediumink on paper
Dimensions21 3/8 × 13 7/8 in. (54.3 × 35.2 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy FitzGerald
Object numberPC2001.37.3
DescriptionThis map contains all of the state of New Mexico with roads for cars specifically highlighted in red at a time before Route 66. Each county is squared off and the mountain ranges are drawn in. The edges of the map show the New Mexico borders with Utah, Arizona, Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma and there is a numbered key at the top and bottom with a lettered key on the left and right sides. By the 1920s, automobile travel increased to the point where road maps were useful in getting around New Mexico. The highways had descriptive names like the Rocky Mountain or the El Paso Highway. Road construction crews built the roads through mountains, along rivers, and beside railroad tracks.On View
Not on viewTerms
Department of the Interior - General Land Office
1907
