NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL MAPS

 

Notes:

 

In addition to the regular color maps, black and white versions appear to have been issued from the 1930s thru the 1960s. It is not known why these two editions were issued.

 

Sponsor(s): none

Last updated: 10/16/09 (cas)

 

North Carolina Maps:

 

1916; reported by NC DOT (first map issued)

1924; dtd map (Jun 1); no cvr; 3.5 x 8.5

1925; dtd llhc of map (Jun 1); no cvr; unfolded 34 x 14

1926; dtd cvr (Jul); bw txt cvr with st seal; 4.25 x 8

1927; dtd llhc of map (Jul 1); no cvr; unfolded 35.5 x 25.75

1928; dtd llhc of map (Jan); no cvr; 3.5 x 8.5

1930; dtd lgnd (Jul 1); no cvr; unfolded 33.5 x 14

1931; dtd cvr; red and black txt cvr with st seal; 5.25 x 8.25

.           [2 known versions: {Feb}, {May}]

1932; dtd lgnd (May – Jun); red and black txt cvr with st seal; 5.25 x 8.5

1933; dtd map; 3 bw dwgs of state scenes; 5.5 x 8.5

1936; dtd lgnd; clr photo of st cptl at night; 5.25 x 8.25

1937; reported by PC (dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal)

1938; dtd cvr; clrzd photo of 2 women bathers in surf; 5.25 x 9

1939 A; dtd cvr; clr photo of "The State Capitol"; 5 x 9

1939 B; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 3.75 x 8.5

1940; dtd cvr; clr photo of "The State Capitol" (dif. view from 1939); 4 x 8.5

1941; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 3.5 x 8.5

1941-42; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1940

1942; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1940

1943; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 4.25 x 10.25

1944; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 4.25 x 10

1946; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 4.25 x 10

1946-47; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1940

1948; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1946

1948-49; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1940

1949-50; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1946

1951 A; dtd cvr; clr photo "State Capitol at Raleigh", orange letters; 4 x 8.5

1951 B; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1946

1952; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1951 A, exc yellow letters

1953; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1951 A, exc white letters

1954; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos (sailboats & forested hills); 4 x 8.5

1955; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1954

1956 A; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1954

1956 B; dtd cvr; otherwise same 1946

1957; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1954

1958 A; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos (people on beach & rd in autumn); 4 x 8.5

1958 B; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1946

1959; dtd cvr; 3 clr photos (divided hwy, people on beach, people golfing); 4 x 8.5

1960; dtd cvr; clr photo of cars at rest area in mtns; 4 x 8.5

.           [1 known version: {dtd cvr} and 1 reported version: {no date on cvr}]

1961; dtd cvr; clr photo of lighthouse; 4 x 8.5

1962; dtd cvr; clr photo of 2 girls by boat; 4.5 x 9

1963; dtd cvr; clr photo of 4 lane rd curving to left; 4.5 x 7.5

1964; dtd cvr; clr photo of divided hwy with mtn in distance; 4.5 x 7.5

1965; dtd cvr; clr photo of long curving bridge; 4.5 x 7.5

.           [2 known versions: {Merrill Evans, Chm.}, {Joseph M. Hunt, Chm.}]

1966 A; dtd cvr; clr photo of divided hwy in autumn; 4.5 x 7.5

1966 B; dtd cvr; bw photo of fly fisherman on beach; 4.5 x 7.5

1967; dtd cvr; clr photo "Autumn on the Blue Ridge Parkway"; 4.5 x 7.5

1968 A; dtd cvr; clr photo of waves on beach at sunrise; 4.5 x 7.5

1968 B; dtd cvr; bw photo of statue in front of st cptl; 4.5 x 7.5

1969; dtd cvr; clr photo of geese on lake; 4.5 x 7.5

1970; dtd cvr; clr photo of 2 horseback riders and dogs; 4.5 x 7.5

1971-72; dtd cvr; clr satellite image of North Carolina coastline; 4.5 x 7.5

1972-73; dtd cvr; clr photo "Great Smoky Mountains National Park" 4.5 x 7.5

1973-74; dtd cvr; clr photo "Darkness falls on a campsite at Lake Norman"; 4.5 x 7.5

1974-75; dtd cvr; clr photo "Tryon Palace ..."; 4.5 x 7.5

1975-76; dtd cvr; clr photo of lighthouse at dusk; 4.5 x 7.5

1976-77; dtd lgnd; clr photo of Revolutionary War items; 4.5 x 7.5

1977-78; dtd cvr; clr photo of couple and van on beach at sunrise; 4.5 x 7.5

1978-79; dtd cvr; clr photo of kids playing in waves; 4.5 x 7.5

1979-80; dtd cvr; clr photo of lake in mtns; 4.5 x 7.5

1980-81; dtd cvr; clr photo of woman making baskets; 4.5 x 7.5

1981-82; dtd cvr; clr photo of lighthouse and beach; 4.5 x 7.5

1982-83; dtd cvr; clr photo of kids in forest; 4.5 x 7.5

1984-85; dtd cvr; clr photo of old map and "Roanoke Voyages" logo; 4.5 x 7.5

1985; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1984-85

1986-87; dtd cvr; clr photo of whitewater rafters; 4.5 x 7.5

1987; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1986-87

1988-89; dtd cvr; clr photo of statue; 4.5 x 7.5

1989; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1988-89

1990-91; dtd cvr; clr photo of kids playing in sand at beach; 4.5 x 7.5

1991; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1990-91

.           [2 known versions: {dtd cvr}, {no date on cvr but dtd lgnd}]

1992-93 A; dtd cvr; aerial clr photo of golfers; 4.5 x 7.5

1992-93 B; dtd cvr; clr photo of wildflowers near fwy; 4.5 x 9.25

1993-94; dtd cvr; clr photo "The 'Pamlico' ferry..."; 4.5 x 9.25

1994; reported by PC

1995; dtd cvr; clr photo "A child and a polar bear..."; 4.5 x 9.25

1996; dtd cvr; clr photo "Blue Ridge Parkway, Linn Cove Viaduct"; 4.5 x 9.25

1997; dtd cvr; clr photo "Battleship USS North Carolina"; 4.5 x 9.25

1997-98; dtd cvr; otherwise same as 1997

1999; dtd cvr; clr photo of Amtrak “The Piedmont”; 4.5 x 9.25

2000; dtd cvr, clr photo “Old Salem Pedestrian Bridge”, 4.5 x 9.25

2001; dtd cvr, clr photo “Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville”, 4.5 x 9.25

2002; dtd cvr; clr photo of waterfall; 4 x 8

2003; dtd cvr; bw photo of Wright Brothers airplane; 4.5 x 9.25

2004; dtd cvr; clr photo of bus in front of train station; 4.5 x 9.25

2005; dtd cvr; clr photo “Pinehurst, site of the 2005 U. S. Open Championship”; 4.5 x 9.25

2006; dtd cvr; 4 clr photos (Beaufort, Symphony, Yadkin Valley, Scenic Valley); 4.5 x 9.25

2007; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos (Stanley Cup, Tyron Palace); 4.5 x 9.25

2008; dtd cvr; 2 clr photos (Ocracoke Beach, Chimney Rock State Park); 4.5 x 9.25

2009-10; dtd cvr; 4 clr photos (strawberries, NASCAR Hall of Fame, New Bern, Linn Cove Viaduct); 4.5 x 9.25