MONTANA OFFICIAL MAPS

 

Notes:

 

A map dated 1928 and titled "Official Map of Montana" was produced by AAA and is not included in this list.

 

Maps printed from 1955 through 1982, with the exception of the 1970 issue, have an area on the back cover for putting a person’s address when mailing the map. Some maps in this era also had a printed postage permit added to the upper right corner of the address area. The years known to have a postage permit added are: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, and 1971. A map from 1963 is also known to exist that has a “VOID” stamped over the permit.

 

Sponsor(s): none

Last updated: 12/17/07 (cas)

 

Montana Maps:

 

1913; reported by PC (in red Hwy. Comm. folder)

1922; reported by Montana DOT

1923; dtd lgnd; no cvr; size unknown

1926; dtd lgnd; no cvr; size unknown

1932; dtd lgnd; no cvr; unfolded 35 x 24

1934; dtd cvr; blue/red dwg of car on mtn rd; 4 x 9

1935; dtd cvr; clr dwg of road and mtns; 4 x 9

.           [2 known versions: {First Edition}, {Second Edition}]

1936; dtd cvr; clr dwg of man fishing with horses, car & mtns in background; 4 x 9

1937; dtd cvr; clr dwg of bear in stream below waterfall; 4 x 9

1938; dtd cvr; bw/orange dwg of tree/mtn/riders waving at car; 4 x 9

1939; dtd cvr; orange/brown/grey dwg of car below silhouettes of cowboys & Indians; 4 x 9

1940; dtd cvr; yellow/black dwg of cowboys & Indians over cars; 4.25 x 9.25

1941; dtd cvr; blue/orange dwg of 2 people looking at snowy lake & mtn; 4.25 x 9.25

1942; dtd back cvr; orange/black dwg of Lady Liberty defending against the storm clouds of war; 4.25 x 9.25

1947; dtd cvr; same dwg as 1937, but different logo at bottom; 4 x 10.5

1948; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos (lake between cliffs/"Gates of the Mountains..." sign); 4 x 10.5

1949; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos ("The Little Big Horn"/"Garryowen" sign); 4 x 10.5

1950; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos ("The Garden Wall"/"Glacier National Park" sign); 4 x 10.5

1951; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos ("Badlands...Fort Peck Lake"/"Old Fort Peck" sign); 4 x 9.75

1952; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos ("Red Lodge-Cooke City Highway"/"The Red Lodge Country" sign); 4 x 9.75

1953; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos ("Indians Digging Bitter Roots"/"Montana's State Flower" sign); 4 x 9.75

1954; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos (fisherman/"The Judith Basin Country" sign); 4 x 9.75

1955; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos (2 women overlooking river/"Lewis & Clark Sesquicentennial" sign); 4 x 9.75

1956; dtd cvr; clr photo of woman and car by lake; 6.5 x 9

1957; dtd cvr; clr photo of 2 women walking under trees with lake in background; 6.5 x 9

1958; dtd cvr; clr photo of 2 women looking at car with mtn in background; 6.5 x 9

1959; dtd cvr; clr photo of family in meadow; 6.5 x 9

1960; dtd cvr; clr photo of people on trail in mtns; 6.5 x 9

1961; dtd cvr; clr photo of fisherman standing on rock; 6.5 x 9

1962; dtd cvr; clr photo of family on horse back with dog; 6.5 x 9

1963; dtd cvr; clr photo of man viewing snowy mtn next to yellow flowers; 6.5 x 9

1964; dtd cvr; clr painting of Native Americans on horseback with dog/wolf; 6.5 x 9

1965; dtd cvr; clr photo of buffalo in meadow; 6.5 x 9

1966; dtd cvr; clr photo of couple looking out over lake & mtns; 6.5 x 9

1967; dtd cvr; clr photo of man in canoe fishing; 6.5 x 9

1968; dtd cvr; clr photo of road with Lewis and Clark Trail sign; 6.5 x 9

1969; dtd cvr; clr photo of Native American with buffalo skull; 6.5 x 9

1970; dtd cvr; clr photo "Montana's Glacier National Park"; 6 x 8.75

1971; dtd cvr; clr photo of people on dock watching a water-skier; 6 x 8.75 

1972; dtd cvr; clr photo "Summertime in the Bitterroot Valley, Trapper Peak"; 8.75 x 11.75 (booklet)

1973; dtd cvr; clr photo "East Rosebud Lake near the Beartooth Highway"; 8.75 x 11.25 (booklet)

1974; dtd cvr; clr photo of cowboys herding buffalo; 6 x 8.75

1975; dtd cvr; clr photo "Grinnell Lake in Glacier National Park"; 6 x 8.75

1976; dtd cvr; clr photo of bronze Lewis & Clark statue in front of clr painting; 6 x 8.75

1977; dtd cvr; clr photo of cowboys "MONTANA is Rodeo Country..."; 6 x 8.75

1978; dtd cvr; clr photo "Pelicans at Bowdoin..."; 6 x 8.75

1979; dtd cvr; clr photo "Lewis and Clark first described..."; 6 x 8.75

1979-80; dtd cvr; otherwise very similar to 1979

1981-82; dtd cvr; clr photo "The Roundup #2 by Charles M. Russell"; 6 x 8.75

1983-84; dtd cvr; otherwise very similar to 1981-82

1985-86; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos ("Cowboy"/"Little Rockies"); 6 x 8.75

1987-88; dtd cvr; clr photo of couple with bicycle in mtns; 6 x 8.75

1989-90; dtd cvr; clr dwg "More than 50 years ago..."; 6 x 8.75

1990-91; dtd cvr; clr photo "St. Mary's Lake shimmers..."; 6 x 8.75

1991-92; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1990-1991

1992-93; dtd cvr; clr photo "Lee Metcalf Wilderness"; 6 x 8.75

1993-94; dtd cvr; clr photo "Glacier National Park"; 6 x 8.75

1994-95; dtd cvr; clr photo "Paradise Valley"; 6 x 8.75

1995-96; dtd cvr; clr photo "Glacier National Park"; 6 x 8.75

1996-97; dtd cvr; clr photo of natural arch by river; 6 x 8.75

1997-98; dtd cvr; clr photo of Ulm Pishkin State Park at sunrise; 6 x 8.75

1998-99; dtd cvr; clr photo of 3 hikers by lake; 4.5 x 8.75

1999-2000; dtd cvr; clr photo of Pompeys Pillar, Yellowstone River; 4.5 x 8.75

2001-02; dtd cvr; clr photo of canoeist by sandstone cliff; 4.5 x 8.75

2002-03; dtd cvr; clr photo of 2 hikers with toddler; 4.5 x 8.75

2003-04; dtd cvr; clr photo of couple sitting on rock; 4.5 x 8.75

.           [1 known version: {Second Printing} and 1 assumed version: {First Printing}]

2005-06; dtd cvr; 4 color photos (Lewis & Clark, teepees, Pompeys Pillar, dugout canoe); 4.5 x 9

2006: dtd cvr: 4 clr photos (couple, mtns, lake, sculptures), Lewis & Clark Commemorative Ed.; 4.5 x 9

2007-08; dtd cvr; clr photo of cowboy silhouette with ranch in bkgrd; 4 x 8.5