King of the Road Map Service

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
King of the Road Map Service
Other forms of name
King of the Road Map Service, Inc
King of the Road Maps
Rand McNally and Company. King of the Road Map Service
Field of activity
Cartography
Geography
Map publishing
Publishers and publishing
Associated Language
eng
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 145444632
Wikidata: Q6412385
Library of congress: n 82157686
HAI10: 000571266
Sources of Information
  • Eastern Washington, Idaho Panhandle recreation, 1997:t.p. (King of the Road Maps; King of the Road Map Service, Inc., Mill Creek, WA)
  • Seattle, 1998:map recto (King of the Road Map Service)
  • Wikipedia, July 29, 2014(King of the Road Map Service; a map publishing and distribution company based out of Mill Creek, WA; acquired by Rand McNally in 1999)
  • Lindquist, R.B. Map of southwestern Snohomish County ... c1982 (a.e.)map verso (King of the Road Map Service, Seattle, WA)
  • Rand McNally WWW Home page, Sept. 6, 2000main menu (Rand McNally acquired King of the Road Map Service Inc. in April 1999)

Wikipedia description:

King of the Road Map Service was a map publishing and distribution company based out of Mill Creek, Washington. Library of Congress records for the company date back to 1982. It was acquired by Rand McNally in 1999. During its existence, it produced maps for the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Many of its titles were produced by Thomas Brothers, which was also acquired by Rand McNally. One of the cartographers creating maps for King of the Road Map Service was Robert B. Lindquist. His business "Bob's Map Service" opened in February 1976 in Bellingham, Washington. Lindquist died in February 2007 after 31 years as a map maker.

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