NEW MEXICO OFFICIAL MAPS
Notes:
Maps from 1959-68, 74 and 1995 to present contain a small code in the lower left corner of the map. This code is taken as an indication of the year.
The maps listed as [c.1983-86] are not datable only by Gov. Anaya who served from Jan. 1, 1983 to Jan. 1, 1987.
Sponsor(s): Mark Greaves
Latest updates: 3/31/20-added 2012,2015,2019-20; 12/26/23-removed extraneous information
New Mexico Maps:
1925; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 3.5 x 8.5
1926; dtd cvr; bw txt cvr with st seal; 3.5 x 8.5
1927; dtd cvr; clr dwg of st hwy marker “State Road 1”; 3.5 x 8.5
1928; dtd cvr; otherwise similar to 1927
1929; dtd cvr; otherwise similar to 1927
1930; dtd cvr; clr dwg of car by pueblo; 3.5 x 8.5
1931; dtd cvr; clr dwg of car in desert; 3.5 x 8.5
1932; dtd cvr; clr dwg of Native American man showing blankets; 3.5 x 8.5
1933; dtd cvr; clr dwg of cowboy lassoing calf; 3.5 x 8.5
1934; dtd cvr; clr dwg of 3 Native American women & pueblo; 3.5 x 8.5
1935; dtd cvr; clr dwg of mule in front of mission; 3.5 x 8.5
1936; dtd cvr; clr dwg of Native American women, car & mtns; 3.5 x 8.5
1937; dtd cvr; clr dwg of Native American women with basket; 3.5 x 8.5
1938; dtd cvr; clr dwg of couple viewing hwy & colorful mtns; 3.5 x 8.5
1939; dtd cvr; clr photo of Native American woman with pottery; 3.5 x 8.25
1940; dtd cvr; clr dwg of shepherds & Ship Rock; 3.5 x 8.25
1941; dtd cvr; clr photo of 3 women in cowboy outfits; 3.5 x 8.25
1942; dtd cvr; clr photo of 2 women in “Carlsbad Caverns”; 3.5 x 8.25
1943; no map printed, according to PC
1944; no map printed, according to PC
1945; no map printed, according to PC
1946; dtd cvr; clr photo of Native American man doing ceremonial dance with hoops; 3.5 x 8.25
1947 A; dtd map title; bw map printed one side only (temporary map until color map available); 3 x 8.5
1947 B; dtd cvr; clr photo of woman watching cowboy on back cvr playing guitar; 3.75 x 8.25
1948; dtd cvr; clr photo of 3 women beside car; 3.5 x 8.25
1949; dtd cvr; clr photo of agave plants; 3.5 x 8.25
1950; dtd cvr; clr photo of horseback riders in meadow; 3.5 x 8.25
1951; dtd cvr; clr photo of Native American people in elaborate costumes; 3.5 x 8.25
[1953]; not dtd (1953 pop est); clr photo of horses pulling wagon; 5.25 x 8.25
[1954]; not dtd (1954 pop est); clr photo of Native Americans in ceremonial costumes; 5.25 x 8.5
1956; dtd cvr; clr photo of river; 3.5 x 8.5
1957; dtd cvr; clr photo of 2 women in “Carlsbad Caverns”; 3.5 x 8.5
[1958]; not dtd (1958 pop est); 2 clr photos (man fishing & “Cristo Rey Church”; 3.5 x 8.5
1959; dtd map code (859); clr photo of cars on hwy; 4 x 9
1960; reported by PC
1961; dtd map code; 2 clr photos (trees & house with white porch); 4 x 9
[2 known versions: {map code (461)}, {map code (461-8)}]
1962; dtd map code (862); clr photo “Fenton Lake in the Jemez Mountains”; 4 x 9
1963; reported by PC
1964; dtd map code (1064); clr photo “Shiprock” at sunset; 4 x 9
1967; dtd lgnd, map code (167); clr photo of hwy & tunnel; 4 x 9
1968; dtd map code (268); clr photo “Through Red River Pass on State Highway 38”; 4 x 9
[2 known versions: {dtd lgnd}, {no date in lgnd}]
1969; dtd lgnd, map code (268); otherwise same as 1968 A exc not shiny paper
1970; dtd lgnd; clr photo “State Road 38 between Red River and Eagle Nest”; 4 x 9
1971; dtd lgnd; clr photo of trees, photos of highway commission members on inside panel; 4 x 9
[2 known versions: {hwy commission members on inside panel},
{list of mission churches and horse racing info instead of hwy commissions}]
1973; dtd lgnd, cprt (1972); clr photo “Aspens turn the mountains to gold”; 4 x 9
1974; dtd map code (74-1), cprt (1973); clr photo “Acoma-the Sky City” (black border); 5.5 x 9
[c.1976]; dtd cprt (1973), bicentennial seal llhc of map; clr photo “Acoma-the Sky City” (white/orange border); 5.5 x 9
1977-78; dtd lgnd; clr photo “Acoma-the Sky City” (white/tan/orange border); 5.5 x 9
[c.1979]; not dtd (Gov. Bruce King); clr photo “Acoma-the Sky City (gold/black/orange border)”; 5.5 x 9
[2 known versions: {J. Denison, Chm.}, {L. Whitlock, Chm.}]
[c.1983-86]; not dtd (Gov. Toney Anaya); clr photo of barren mountains; 5.5 x 9
[3 known versions: {hwy. commissioners listed on cvr, no title for Scenic & Historic Trails maps inside},
{no hwy. commissioners listed on cover, no title for Scenic & Historic Trails maps inside},
{no hwy. commissioners listed on cover, “Scenic & Historic Trails-Loop Tours” title on maps inside}]
1988; dtd lgnd; clr photo of yucca and mountains; 3.75 x 9
1992; dtd lgnd; clr photo of forest in valley; 3.75 x 9
1995; dtd map code (“95”); cvr same as 1988; 3.75 x 9
2003; dtd map cde (‘03’); clr photo “US 84 near Abiquiu” (ci); 3.75 x 9
2005; dtd map code (‘05’); clr photo “Abo Ruins”; 4.5 x 9
2007; dtd map code (‘07’); otherwise same as 2005
2008; dtd map code (‘08’); otherwise same as 2005
2009; dtd map code (‘09’); otherwise same as 2005
2011; dtd map code (‘11’); clr photo “Las Cruces”; 4.5 x 9
2012; dtd map code (‘12’); antique clr photo of old tractor plowing field; 4.5 x 9
2015; dtd map code (‘15’); otherwise same as 2011
2019-20; dtd cvr, map code (’16’); clr photo “Green Chile”; 4.5 x 9