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Series 2: County Maps
Extent: 109 maps
This series contains road maps of counties.
The maps in this series are arranged alphabetically. This is the order established in Peterson's index card catalog of the collection (held in Series VI). Researchers should consult this finding aid for an accurate account of the maps in the collection. Not all maps in Peterson's hand-written index card catalog are present in the collection, and there are maps in the collection that are not noted in his index card catalog. The maps listed below in this finding aid are the maps you will find in this series.
The container list shows the name of each unique map publisher contained in each individual box for the respective counties.
BOX 1 A-Q
Barcode: 00530601456
Extent: 79
  • Arlington County (VA): AAA
  • Burlington County (NJ): Burlington Bridge Commission
  • Camden County (NJ): Mobil
  • Charles County (MD): AAA
  • Contra Costa County (CA): Chevron
  • Cook County (IL): Chicago Motor Club
  • Imperial County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • Kern County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • Los Angeles County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California, Bekins Van and Storage
  • Marin County (CA): Chevron, Mobil, Phillips 66
  • Montgomery County (MD): AAA
  • Orange County (CA): Mobil, Chevron, Gulf, Richfield, Shell, Signal, Texaco
  • Prince Georges County (MD): AAA
BOX 2 R-Z
Barcode: 00530601468
Extent: 30
  • Riverside County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • Salt Lake County (UT): Utah Transit Authority
  • San Bernardino County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • San Diego County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • San Luis Obispo County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • San Mateo County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • Santa Barbara County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • Tulare County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California
  • Ventura County (CA): Automobile Club of Southern California, Union 76
  • Westchester County (NY): Amoco, Mobilgas, Mobil, Sinclair
Series 3: Special Region Maps
Extent: 259 maps
This series contains maps depicting unique areas, features, and regions.
The maps in this series are arranged alphabetically. This is the order established in Peterson's index card catalog of the collection (held in Series VI). Researchers should consult this finding aid for an accurate account of the maps in the collection. Not all maps in Peterson's hand-written index card catalog are present in the collection, and there are maps in the collection that are not noted in his index card catalog. The maps listed below in this finding aid are the maps you will find in this series.
BOX 1 Miscellaneous Special Regions
Barcode: 0053060147A
Extent: 112
  • Atlantic Coast Cruising Chart no. 2 (Block Island, RI to Sandy Hook, NJ): Texaco
  • Atlantic Coast Cruising Chart no. 3 (Staten Island, NY to Cape Henlopen, DE): Texaco
  • Atlantic Coast Cruising Chart no. 5 (Cape Henry, VA to Key West, FL): Texaco
  • Atlantic Coast Cruising Guide no. 2 (Sand Hook, NJ to Jacksonville, FL): Mobilgas
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park: AAA
  • Hemisfair '68 (San Antonio, TX): AAA, Conoco, Gulf
  • Illinois-Iowa-Nebraska-Wyoming-Colorado Travelaide interstate map and directory: Texaco
  • Illinois-Iowa-Nebraska-Wyoming-Kansas-Colorado Travelaide interstate map and directory: Mobil
  • Isla de Margarita (Venezuela): Creole Petroleum
  • London (Heathrow) Airport: Esso
  • Long Island (NY): AAA, Amoco, American, Crown, Mobilgas, Mobil, Sinclair, Standard Oil, Texaco
  • Louisiana World Exposition (New Orleans): Gulf
  • Middle Atlantic States (New York, NY to Norfolk, VA) Cruisegide map: Gulf
  • Midlands (England): British Petroleum, Esso
  • Midwest (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia): Shell
  • Midwest/South Central Interstate (U.S.) Tourgide map: Gulf
  • Mississippi River and tributaries Cruising Chart no. 9: Texaco
  • Monterey Peninsula (California): Union 76
  • Muskoka Lakes and Lake of Bays District (Canada): Esso
  • National Capital area (Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia): AAA, Keystone Automobile Club, National Geographic
  • New England Coast District Cruising Chart no. 1 (Eastport, ME to Block Island, RI): Texaco
  • New Jersey Turnpike: Cities Service
BOX 2 Miscellaneous Special Regions
Barcode: 00530601481
Extent: 88
  • Northern Virginia Beltway and Vicinity: AAA
  • Northern Virginia Metropolitan Area: AAA
  • Northern Virginia-Northwestern Fairfax and Eastern Loudoun Counties: AAA
  • Northern Virginia-Southwestern Fairfax and Prince William Counties: AAA
  • Ohio's Neighboring States: Sohio
  • Pacific Coast District (U.S.): Mobilgas
  • Pacific Coast States (U.S.): Phillips 66
  • Pacific Coast States (U.S.): Cities Service
  • Pacific Coast/Californa (southern) no. 9: Texaco Waterways Service
  • Pacific Coast/Pacific Northwest (U.S.) no. 7: Texaco Waterways Service
  • Pacific Coast/San Francisco Bay (U.S.) no. 8: Texaco Waterways Service
  • Pacific Northwestern District (U.S): Shell
  • Pacific Southwestern District (U.S.): Shell
  • Peloponissos (Greece): Mobil
  • Pennsylvania Turnpike: Gulf, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
  • Pocono Mountains District (U.S.): AAA
  • Rodos (Greece): Mobil
  • San Fernando Valley District, Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California, Bekins Van and Storage, Chevron, Flying A, Mobil, Richfield, Shell, Signal, Texaco, Union 76
BOX 3 Miscellaneous Special Regions
Barcode: 00530601493
Extent: 59
  • (San Francisco) Bay and River Area: California State Automobile Association
  • San Francisco Peninsula: Atlantic Richfield, Chevron, Phillips 66, Shell
  • San Gabriel Valley Area, Los Angeles (U.S.): Automobile Club Southern California, Bekins Van and Storage, Chevron, Gulf, Mobil, Richfield, Shell, Texaco, Union 76
  • Sardinia (Italy): SARAS
  • Sicily and Sardinia (Italy): Esso
  • Sierra Nevada/Costa del Sol region (Spain): Firestone Hispania
  • Southwestern (U.S.) Interstate tourgide: Gulf
  • Toll Roads (Illinois and East): Standard Oil
  • Toll Roads (Illinois to the Eastern Seaboard): Citgo
  • Toll Roads (U.S.): American Oil
  • Trans-Canada Highway (Canada): Esso
  • Turnpikes (U.S.): Pure
  • Turnpikes/Parkways/Chicago to eastern seaboard (U.S.): Citgo
  • Civil War Sites (U.S.): Flying A
  • Valencia-Barinas hoja de ruta (Venezuela): Creole Petroleum
  • Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park-Yellowstone National Park (U.S.): Texaco
  • Yellowstone National Park (U.S.): Conoco
  • Zakynthos (Greece): Mobil
Series IV: Oversize Maps
Extent: 632 maps
This series contains large-format maps that were moved from Series I-3.
The maps in this series are arranged alphabetically by country, region, state, and then city.
BOX 1 Africa-Asia
Barcode: 0053060150A
Extent: 46
Geographic areas: Africa, Alabama, Alaska, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Arizona, Asia
  • Africa: National Geographic, Total, British Petroleum, Caltex, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Shell, Mobilgas
  • Alabama: Alabama State Highway Department
  • Alaska: Northwest Mapping Service, National Geographic
  • Algeria: Esso
  • Antarctica: National Geographic
  • Argentina: Shell
  • Arizona: Arizona Highway Department, Arizona Department of Transportation
  • Asia: National Geographic
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 2 Southeast Asia-Brisbane (Australia)
Barcode: 00530601511
Extent: 57
Geographic areas: Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Australia, Austria, Accra (Ghana), Adelaide (Australia), The Balkans, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Brisbane (Australia)
  • Southeast Asia: National Geographic
  • Southwest Asia: National Geographic
  • Australia: National Geographic, Shell, Amoco
  • Austria: Mobil, British Petroleum, Elan, Avia
  • Accra: Shell
  • Adelaide: Shell
  • Balkans: National Geographic
  • Belgium: British Petroleum, Caltex, Chevron, Shell
  • Bhutan: Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Bulgaria: British Petroleum
  • Brisbane: Shell
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 3 British Columbia (Canada)-Canberra (Australia)
Barcode: 00530601523
Extent: 40
Geographic areas: British Columbia (Canada), California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, The Caribbean, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colorado, Connecticut, Cruising Guide (Atlantic coast), Curacao, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Cape Town, Canberra (Australia)
  • British Columbia: Tourism British Columbia
  • California: California Division of Tourism, California State Department of Public Works Division of Highways, Seaside Oil, Annals to the American Association of Geographers, National Geographic, Union 76
  • Cambodia: Esso
  • Cameroon: Shell
  • Canada: National Geographic
  • Caribbean: National Geographic
  • Central African Republic: Shell
  • Chile: Mobil, Copec
  • China: National Geographic, Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Colorado: Colorado State Highway Department, Colorado Department of Highways
  • Connecticut: Connecticut State Highway Department
  • Cruising Guide: Mobil
  • Curacao: Shell
  • Cyprus: Mobilgas, Mobil, Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Czechoslovakia: British Petroleum
  • Cape Town: Mobil
  • Canberra: Shell
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 4 Chico (CA)-Europe
Barcode: 00530601535
Extent: 38
Geographic areas: Chico (CA), Copiapo Area (Chile), Denmark, Durban (South Africa), Eastern South America, England, Espirito Santo, Ethiopia, Europe
  • Chico: Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Copiapo: Mobiloil
  • Denmark: British Petroleum, Chevron, Gulf, Shell, Texaco
  • Denver: Bekins Van and Storage
  • Durban: Mobil
  • Eastern South America: National Geographic
  • England: Mobil, Esso, National Geograrphic, Shell
  • Espirito Santo: Shell
  • Ethiopa: Shell, Mobil
  • Europe: AAA, British Petroleum
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 5 Europe-Hong Kong
Barcode: 00530601547
Extent: 53
Geographic areas: Europe, Finland, Florida, France, Florence (Italy), Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Great Salt Lake (UT), Greece, Gulf Nations, Genoa (Italy), Hawaii, Hong Kong
  • Europe: Chevron, National Geographic, Shell
  • Finland: Esso, Shell
  • Florida: National Geographic, Florida State Road Department
  • France: British Petroleum, Shell, National Geographic
  • Florence: Shell
  • Georgia: Georgia Department of Transportation
  • Germany: ADAC, British Petroleum, JRO, National Geographic, Shell
  • Great Britain: National Geographic
  • Great Salt Lake: Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Greece: British Petroleum, Mobil, National Geographic, Shell
  • Gulf Nations: Shell
  • Genoa: Shell
  • Hawaii: National Geographic
  • Hong Kong: Shell
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 6 India-Malawi
Barcode: 00530601559
Extent: 45
Geographic areas: India, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Johannesburg (South Africa), Kenya, London (England), Long Beach (CA), Los Angeles (CA), Lucknow (India), Maharashtra (India), Malawi
  • India: National Geographic
  • Ireland: Shell
  • Italy: Automobile Club D'Italia, British Petroleum, Chevron, Esso, Mobil, National Geographic
  • Ivory Coast: Shell
  • Japan: National Geographic
  • Johannesburg: Mobil
  • Kenya: Shell
  • London: Mobil
  • Long Beach: Union 76
  • Los Angeles: Mobilgas, Union 76
  • Lucknow: Burmah Shell
  • Maharashtra: Directorate of Tourism, Government of India
  • Malawi: Caltex, Shell
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 7 Malaysia-Netherlands
Barcode: 00530601560
Extent: 45
Geographic areas: Malaysia, Martinique, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico, Mississippi, Montana, Morocco, Mozambique, Melbourne (Australia), Milan (Italy), Minneapolis (MN), Natal (South Africa), Netherlands
  • Malaysia: Caltex, Esso, Mobil, Shell
  • Martinique: Shell
  • Maryland: Maryland Geologic Survey
  • Massachusetts: Massachusetts Department of Public Works, Arco
  • Mexico: National Geographic
  • Mississippi: Mississippi Aeronautics Commission
  • Montana: Montana State Highway Commission, Montana Department of Highways
  • Morocco: Mobil, Shell
  • Mozambique: Automove e Touring Clube de Moçambique
  • Melbourne: Shell
  • Milan: Shell
  • Minneapolis: Conoco
  • Natal: Shell
  • Netherlands: Esso, Caltex, Chevron, Shell
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 8 Nevada-Oklahoma
Barcode: 00530601572
Extent: 46
Geographic areas: Nevada, New England, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, North Carolina, Nairobi (Kenya), Naples (Italy), Newcastle (Australia), Ohio, Oklahoma
  • Nevada: Nevada State Highway Department
  • New England: Mobil
  • New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways
  • New Jersey: New Jersey Highway Department
  • New Mexico: New Mexico State Highway Department
  • New South Wales: British Petroleum, Shell
  • New York: Arco, Mobil, National Geographic
  • New Zealand: Caltex, Mobil
  • Nigeria: Mobil, Shell
  • Norway: British Petroleum
  • North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Transportation and Highway Safety
  • Nairobi: Esso, Mobil
  • Naples: Shell
  • Newcastle: Shell
  • Ohio: Ohio Department of Transportation
  • Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Highway Commission
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 9 Oman-Queensland (Australia)
Barcode: 00530601584
Extent: 43
Geographic areas: Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Ottawa, Pacific Coast Cruising Guide, Papua New Guinea, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Polar Areas, Palermo (Italy), Paris (France), Pasadena (CA), Perth (Australia), Quebec, Queensland (Australia)
  • Oman: Shell
  • Ontario: Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications
  • Oregon: Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Ottawa: Shell
  • Pacific Coast Cruising Guide: Mobil
  • Papua New Guinea: Shell
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  • Peru: Mobil
  • Philippines: Shell
  • Polar Areas: Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Palermo: Shell
  • Paris: Shell
  • Pasadena: Bekins Van and Storage
  • Perth: Shell
  • Quebec: Province of Quebec Tourist Bureau, Province of Quebec Department of Tourism, Fish, and Game, Provincial Publicity Bureau
  • Queensland: Shell
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 10 Rhode Island-Spain
Barcode: 00530601596
Extent: 47
Geographic areas: Rhode Island, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Rome (Italy), Saskatchewan, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South America, Southern Cruising Guide, South Dakota, Spain
  • Rhode Island: Rhode Island Department of Public Works
  • Rhodesia (Zimbabwe): Caltex, Shell, Mobilgas
  • Rome: Shell
  • Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation
  • Scotland: Mobil
  • Senegal: Shell
  • Singapore: Shell, Caltex
  • South Africa: Shell, Caltex, Mobil, Total, National Geographic
  • South America: National Geographic, Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Southern Cruising Guide: Standard Oil
  • South Dakota: South Dakota Department of Tourism, South Dakota Department of Transportation
  • Spain: National Geographic, Shell, Firestone Hispania
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 11 Sweden-USSR
Barcode: 00530601602
Extent: 54
Geographic areas: Sweden, Swaziland, Switzerland, Sydney (Australia), Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Tunisia, Tasmania (Australia), Turin (Italy), Ukraine, United Kingdom, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  • Sweden: Bilisten, British Petroleum, McDonalds, Q8, Shell, Statoil, Uno-x
  • Swaziland: Shell
  • Switzerland: Avia, British Petroleum, Mobil, National Geographic, Shell
  • Sydney: Shell
  • Taiwan: Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Texas: Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Texas Highway Commission
  • Thailand: Esso, Shell
  • Tunisia: Mobil
  • Tasmania: Shell
  • Turin: Shell
  • Ukraine: Shell
  • United Kingdom: Shell, National Geographic
  • USSR: National Geographic
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 12 United States-Utah
Barcode: 00530601614
Extent: 32
Geographic areas: United States, Uruguay, Utah
  • United States: AAA, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, National Geographic, Best Western
  • Uruguay: Shell
  • Utah: Annals of the American Association of Geographers
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 13 Victoria (Australia)-Zambia
Barcode: 00530601626
Extent: 26
Geographic areas: Victoria (Australia), Vietnam, Virginia, Venice, Wales, Washington (State), Washington (D.C.), Zambia, Germany
  • Victoria: Ampol, British Petroleum, Shell, Total
  • Vietnam: National Geographic, Shell
  • Virginia: Virginia State Corporation Commission (Aeronautics Division)
  • Venice: Shell
  • Wales: Mobil
  • Washington (state): Signal, Washington Department of Highways
  • Washington (D.C.): National Geographic, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  • Zambia: Shell
  • Germany: Shell
See also the following locations for additional material:
BOX 14 Oversize Miscellaneous Special Regions
Barcode: 0053060164A
Extent: 60
  • Arctic Ocean: National Geographic
  • Atlantic Ocean: National Geographic
  • Bible Lands: National Geographic
  • Classical Lands of the Mediterranean: National Geographic
  • Deep South (U.S.): National Geographic
  • Far East (Asia): National Geographic
  • Grand Canyon: National Geographic
  • Holy Land Today: National Geographic
  • Indian Ocean: National Geographic
  • Indians of North America: National Geographic
  • Mars: National Geographic
  • Megalopolitan Area (Washington, D.C.-Boston, MA): National Geographic
  • Nation's Capital (Washington, D.C.): National Geographic
  • Nile Valley: National Geographic
  • North America: AAA, National Geographic
  • National Parks (U.S. and Canada): National Geographic
  • Polar World: A.J. Nystrom and Company
  • Solar System: National Geographic
  • Southern Hemisphere Celestial Chart: National Geographic
  • Southern Hemisphere (surface): National Geographic
  • Tapei Basin (Taiwan): Jack F. Williams and Christopher F. Sutherland (Michigan State University)
  • Top of the World: National Geographic
  • Theater of War in Europe, Africa, and Western Asia: National Geographic
  • United States: Environmental Protection Agency (James Omernik), Annals of the American Association of Geographers, National Geographic
  • Vacationlands of the U.S. and Southern Canada: National Geographic
  • West Indies: National Geographic
  • White Mountains: National Geographic
  • Witwatersrand (South Africa): Shell
  • The World: National Geographic, Dick Gilbreath (University of Kentucky), AAA, Esso, Annals of the American Association of Geographers
Series 5: Mapbooks
This series contains bound sets of maps.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
BOX 1 A-Z
Barcode: 00530601651
Extent: 13
  • France: Esso
  • Pennsylvania: Rand McNally
  • Philippines: Caltex
  • Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark): Texaco
  • Sweden: Mobil, OK, Texaco
  • United States: Shell
Series 6: Index card catalog
This series contains Peterson's handwritten index card catalog of the contents of the road map collection. The items relating to the "Guidebooks," "Topo. Quads," and "Atlases" sections of the catalog are not in this collection.
BOX 1 A-C
Barcode: 00530601663
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