1959 ESSO STANDARD OIL Road Map NEW YORK Finger Lakes Westchester Albany Buffalo

Description: Handsome fold-out 1959 Esso gas station road map of New York, printed more than 65 years ago. The map opens to 34" x 24" and has great detail on old highway alignments in the Empire State, with cartography by the General Drafting Company. There are special maps of Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties, and the Finger Lakes Region, as well as inset plans of Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Niagara Falls. The map was published by the Esso Standard Oil Company. It is dated 1959 in the legend and copyrighted © MVMLVIII (1958). The colorful cover artwork shows the Hudson River from the Storm King Highway. The map labels the fictitious town of "Agloe" — a "copyright trap" placed on Esso road maps by the General Drafting Company. The purpose behind using this nonexistent town was to reveal if rival mapmakers were copying the information. The name "Agloe" was a scramble of the initials of Otto G. Lindberg (founder of the General Drafting Company) and his assistant Ernest Alpers. They located the town at a dirt-road intersection north of Roscoe, in the Catskills. The text on the rear cover celebrates the 100th birthday of the American petroleum industry, on the anniversary of the drilling of the Drake well at Titusville, Pennsylvania. Condition: This map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with no rips, tears, or writing. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions. Buy with confidence! We are always happy to combine shipping on the purchase of multiple items — just make sure to pay for everything at one time, not individually. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

Price: 9.99 USD

Location: Lake Worth, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-06T14:16:33.000Z

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