Abstract
Road maps produced by the individual states for free distribution to the general public have been a part of the American cartographic inventory for many years. Several states give away more than a million copies a year, and the importance of these maps to motorists and vacationers has increased dramatically in recent years with the gradual disappearance of the free oil company maps. The cartographic practices used on these products range from very good to mediocre and reflect the absence of generally acceptable standards. Some order with regard to content, symbology, scale, and typography could enhance their utility for users without unduly restricting the freedom of individual states in designing their own products. Some d9 million per year is funnelled to the states under a federally-funded matching program to help produce these maps; this program could be the means by which some order is achieved.
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