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The First Year of Clasen Road Maps

Rare early automobile road map of California and Nevada, published by the CMCo. (The Clasen Map Company).

This is a very early example of a Clasen road map.  The maps can typically be dated by unique features in the  legend (in this instance, "highly improved roads", as noted on this Clasen Map Company link.

The map identifies a number of the early named highways in California, including:

  • Bankhead Highway (B.Hy)
  • Coast Highway (C.Hy)
  • Dixie Overland Highway (D.O.Hy)
  • El Camino Real (E.C.R.)
  • El Camino Sierra (E.C.S)
  • Inland Route (I.Rt)
  • Lincoln Highway (L.Hy)
  • National Motor Express (N.M.E)
  • National Old Trails Road (N.O.T)
  • National Park to Park Highway (N.P.P)
  • National Roosevelt Midland Trail (N.R.M)
  • Old Spanish Trail (O.S.Tr)
  • Pacific Highway (P.H.)
  • Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway (P.P.O)
  • Planked Road (P.Rd)
  • Redwood Highway (R.Hy)
  • Sierra Scenic Highway (S.S.Hy)
  • Victory Highway (V.Hy)