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[*] posted on 9-30-2021 at 10:37 AM
1959 AAA Map (new scans)


There is a big change between the 1955 AAA map and this 1959 edition. For the first time, the Auto Club shows various classes of roads instead of just heavy or light lines. There are many more roads traveled, as well.

Hopefully, geoffff will give us a stitched-together map!

EDIT... he did it!





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c-code is 6955 = May 6, 1959

[Edited on 9-30-2021 by David K]




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[*] posted on 9-30-2021 at 11:12 AM


must admit I never heard of a Javelina, some kind of wild boar. wonder if they're still there??



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[*] posted on 9-30-2021 at 11:14 AM


I do so for educational purposes, never for profit or any income... even if a 62 year old map still had resale value.

Nomad or any public information site is a place for learning. So, use this information wisely! :light::biggrin:




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[*] posted on 9-30-2021 at 11:53 AM


If anyone's curious how I stitch these maps, this is how I do it:

1) Automatically stitch images using the very cool (but now discontinued though I have it archived here) Microsoft ICE 2.0 https://www.microsoft.com/.../image-composite-editor

2) In Photoshop, I remove the wavy gray background to make it look more like a Xerox photocopy with pure black on white:
  • copy whole image into new window
  • blur it by 20 pixels or so
  • convert to grayscale
  • invert it
  • copy blurred image back on top of original image
  • change opacity to 50%
  • merge layers down
  • and finally go to Levels and lower the top Input value from 255 to 128.




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[*] posted on 9-30-2021 at 03:07 PM


I'm not a lawyer, but the impression I have is that maps are no different from books or other works of art.

US maps from 1950s through 1970s are copyrighted for 95 years.

http://www.wdors.com/copyright-expiration-for-old-books/



None of this should imply that I personally care. I tend to just publish stuff without much thought on my non-commercial website -- and I will take images down if someone complains about them.



[Edited on 9-30-2021 by geoffff]




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[*] posted on 9-30-2021 at 05:44 PM


If anyone copies pages of my self-published book or my maps, for personal use or to help someone find a place, I am honored.
However, I appreciate websites that use them, mentioning the source of them. Many Mexican websites and at least one magazine has used my photos without saying where they got it or the photographer's name... me or another... lifted from my website.

If anyone uses or shares my work after I am dead... that would be a great honor. I met Howard Gulick in 1966 and I feel he would be quite jazzed that we still love his maps and guidebook over 50 years after he made them.




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