Rand McNally maps were a must for motorists on America's roads for much of the 20th Century. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F. Sunday, July 20th 2025 eNewspaper.

Things are changing, on the world map and at Rand McNally & Co. “As the world has changed, Rand McNally has been willing to change as required,” observes John S. Bakalar, who next week will be ...

Then Rand teamed up with Irish cartographer Andrew McNally and they branched out to train schedules and maps, eventually publishing their first road map in 1917. McNally bought out Rand, and the ...

More than a century ago, New York was the country's unquestioned capital of mapping. A firm called J.H. Colton Co., based at 172 William St., enjoyed a 30% market share publishing railroad maps ...