Twentieth-century road maps present a dream of a free-flowing, interconnected network. Lines of all types show you how to get around: some vary in color and thickness depending on the size of the road while others show counties, states, time zones, and rivers. Up close, the map illuminates possibilities. But, from a distance, the promise of an accessible world becomes one overwhelming mass of tendrils.
An Overwhelming Network
| Artist | Rand McNally |
|---|---|
| Title | “Kentucky—Tennessee” in Rand McNally road atlas of the United States, Canada and Mexico |
| Year | 1951 |
| Dimensions | 40 cm |
| Medium | Offset lithography |
| Location | Newberry Library |