Handsome fold-out 1966 Shell Oil Company road map of New Mexico, printed more than 58 years ago.

• This map opens to 27" x 18" and has great detail on old highway alignments, including U.S. Route 66, with cartography by H.M. Gousha.



• The map also labels U.S. Route 666, nicknamed the "Devil's Highway" because of the reference in the Bible (Revelation 13:18):

Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.

• Although the road's designation was simply the result of its being the sixth branch of U.S. 66, it generated sufficient controversy that a few years ago the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials gave it a new number: U.S. 491. Consequently, U.S. 666 no longer appears on today's maps.



• The map was distributed by the Shell Oil Company in 1966 and is dated in the legend. The code number in the lower margin is 6-NN.



• There are inset plans of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and the cover photograph shows the copper mine at Santa Rita.



• Condition:  This map is in very good condition, bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. Be sure to take a look at the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



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