Rand McNally's "Handy Map Of New York City" Circa 1908
Rand McNally's "Handy Map Of New York City" Circa 1908 arrow Subway construction in 1908 Courtesy of the NYPL In the mid-19th century, William Rand and Andrew McNally combined forces at a small printing shop in Chicago that turned into Rand McNally, one of the most successful creators of maps, navigation, road travel, and trip planning in American history. Rand McNally published its first map in 1872; it published its first road map, the New Automobile Road Map of New York City & Vicinity, in 1904. A few years later, the company put out its "New Handy Map of New York ...
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