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2. Rand McNally - Wikipedia

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   www .randmcnally .com. Rand McNally is an American technology and publishing company that provides mapping, software and hardware for consumer electronics, commercial transportation and education markets. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with a distribution center in Richmond, Kentucky .

3. RAND Corporation - Wikipedia

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   The RAND Corporation is an American nonprofit global policy think tank, [1] research institute, and public sector consulting firm. RAND Corporation engages in research and development (R&D) in a number of fields and industries. Since the 1950s, RAND research has helped inform United States policy decisions on a wide variety of issues, including ...

4. William H. Rand - Wikipedia

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   William H. Rand. William Henry Rand (May 2, 1828 – June 20, 1915) was an American printer and co-founder of the Rand McNally publishing company. He was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and as a young man was an apprentice at his brothers' print shop in Boston. He was enticed west in September 1849, by the California Gold Rush.

5. Andrew McNally - Wikipedia

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   Andrew McNally (1836–1904) was an American publisher and co-founder of the company Rand McNally. Early life [ edit ] On March 4, 1836, McNally was born in Armagh , Ireland.

6. Robinson projection - Wikipedia

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   The Robinson projection was devised by Arthur H. Robinson in 1963 in response to an appeal from the Rand McNally company, which has used the projection in general-purpose world maps since that time. Robinson published details of the projection's construction in 1974. The National Geographic Society (NGS) began using the Robinson projection for ...

7. Thomas Guide - Wikipedia

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   The company also intended to conquer the East Coast, but failed to compete against existing mapmakers there. It was purchased by and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rand McNally in 1999. The company made radical changes in operation beginning in November 2003, and let go many of Thomas Brothers' most skilled cartographers and employees.