United States Of America Map 1946

This beautiful United States map was published in the July, 1946 National Geographic Magazine. The map shows all the major highways of the time, and is rich in detail and cartographic excellence. An interesting inset shows the proposed area in which the as yet unlocated United Nations would find its permanent home.

The 1946 United States map features:
• Full coverage of the 48 states in 1946
• Southern Canada and northern Mexico
• Thousands of place names, including state capitals
• Major roads, rivers, lakes, mountain ranges and elevations
• An inset showing the area in which the Permanent Site Committee for the United Nations considered for the UN as its permanent site
• An inset listing the national parks and monuments, as keyed to the map
• An inset for the area of Canada east of Maine

Coverage Area: Continental United States, southern Canada, Northern Mexico