Atlantic issued a map in 1916,
Transcontinental Oil (Marathon) issued one in 1919. Waverly Oil
Works Company issued a map in 1916 showing western New York and
Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
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1914
Gulf issued its first Pennsylvania road map in 1914
printed by W. B. Akins of Pittsburgh. It was a three
panel map, about 10 x 12 inches, printed on coarse paper
showing an auto and tourists with a mailer face and paid
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1915
GULF - AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK. This map has a
distinctive yellow cover used only on 1915 and 1916 maps.
It is copyright 1915 by A. B. B. CO., that is, the
Automobile Blue Book Company. The route numbers on the
map correspond to route numbers in Volume 3 of the 1915
Automobile Blue Book as shown on the
Map Image
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1916
ATLANTIC - AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK. This map used
Blue Book route numbers which referred to detailed route
instructions in a guide (of ~1000 pages!) published by
Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. Detailed driving
instructions were necessary because there were no route
signs on the roads back then. This map was made in the
form of a mailer 3 x 9 inches, and the map itself is
about 16 x 9 inches, larger than the Gulf maps. Atlantic
was one of the few companies other than Gulf to issue a
road map of Pennsylvania prior to the 1920's. The
cartography resembled the Gulf map, see the
Map Image
which shows just the western
half of Pennsylvania. The back shows routes in Delaware. |
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1916
WAVERLY OIL WORKS. 'Over the Hills to Bedford' is the title on this undated map from an early Pittsburgh oil refiner. Waverly published a map in 1916 of New York and western Pennsylvania, so that date is used here. The 1 cent postage stamp on the cover dates 1908-1922, so the map was issued sometime in that period. The unusual
map shows the elevation profile between Pittsburgh and Bedford. A watering stop, important for early radiators, is shown at the top of the Allegheny summit. The
back has text describing the wonders of Waverly gas and oil. |
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1917
GULF - AUTOMOBILE BLUE
BOOK. This map has an Automobile Blue Book copyright mark,
but no date and no route numbers. The orange overlay on
the route map inside has been misprinted an inch to the
left. It is believed to be the 1917 map. |
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1918
THE MOTORISTS' CONVENIENT RECORD OF LUBRICATION,
TIRES AND GASOLINE, which is undated but can be dated
1918 by the text. This is not a map but a log book for
motorists to keep track of their (hopefully) Gulf car
service. It has the same cover Gulf was using on road
maps at this time. |
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1919
GULF - AUTOMOBILE BLUE BOOK. This map has an Automobile
Blue Book copyright mark and the date 1916, Gulf began
reusing the 1916 plate for some reason. The William Penn
Highway (Route 22), the Lincoln Highway (Route 30), and
the National Road (Route 40) are identified by name. This
is believed to be the 1919 map. |