Paper Towns 1946 Esso Map!
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
When we read John Green’s novel, Paper Towns, we learned about the concept of cartographers using fictional towns on their maps for 
copyright protection. You can even read more about that practice on Omnictionary, I mean, Wikipedia. We were recently gifted with a 1946 Esso Map of New York State that shows the town of Agloe, NY that plays an important part in the plot of Paper Towns.
So what interesting item have YOU collected to go with a favorite book you own? Leave us a comment, we’d love to know.
February 9th, 2009 at 10:09 am
What a great gift! I was fascinated with the idea of “paper towns” when I read the book. Thanks for sharing!
December 7th, 2009 at 12:15 am
I thought this was fascinating too! And Omnictionary is actually real. It’s just like wikipedia.