Here's the most detailed list of New York City Subway Maps with their publishing dates.
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UNOFFICIAL EDITIONS (WITH ADVERTISEMENTS FROM FAIRS, HOTELS, TELEPHONE/INSURANCE COMPANIES, TRAVEL AGENCIES, BANKS…):
Post-1868 (Elevated lines)
Pre-1904
1904-1939
1924 IRT Route Map (color)
1938 Rapid Transit Map of Greater New York (Compliments of Seamen’s Bank for Savings)
1939 World's Fair Folded (with sleeve)
1940 Map of Subway System and Elevated Lines of the City of New York (Courtesy of New York Telephone Company)
OFFICIAL EDITIONS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY:
Dec. 1, 1948
July 1, 1949
Mar. 4, 1950
Feb. 1, 1952
Aug. 15, 1952
Dec. 15, 1952
1958
1959
1961
1963
1964 World's Fair (Blue Arrow)
1964 World’s Fair (Blue Arrow) (White cover “Go Subway” - t a)
1967 “New York City SUBWAY MAP and GUIDE” in black with blue and red “t a” logo on front white cover
1967 (Grey Cover “Go Subway” - t a)
1968 (White cover “Rapid Transit Guide”)
1969 (White cover “Rapid Transit Guide”)
1972 (KK & Silver 5)
1972 (K & Silver 5) - 1972 (2)
1972 (Same cover like 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1978) - 1972 (2)
1974 (1972) (Same cover like 1972 “KK” “K” “Silver 5” and 1974 “K” “Black 5”)
1974 (K & Black 5)
1974 (Same cover like 1976, 1977 and 1978)
1976
1977 (May)
1978 (February)
1979 (Diamond Jubilee)
1980 (1979 - Revised Summer 1980)
1980 (1979 - Revised Fall 1980)
1983 (1979 - Revised Summer 1983)
1983 (1979 - Revised Summer / Fall 1983)
1985 (1979 - Revised Spring 1985)
1985 (1979 - Revised Spring / Summer 1985)
1985 (1979 - Revised Fall 1985)
1985 (1979 - Revised Fall 1985) - “Contains Brighton Line Diversion Information”
1985 (1979 - Revised Fall 1985) - “Contains Manhattan Bridge Diversion Information”
May 24, 1987
1988 - Museums of New York city
1988 - Theatres of New York City
Dec. 11, 1988
Aug. 21, 1989
Oct. 29, 1989
1990
Apr. 15, 1990
Sept. 30, 1990
Dec. 1991
Mar. 1992
1992 Subway Guide (International version)
Oct. 1992
1993 (International version - without “Subway Guide” printed / Sponsored by Daily News and Consumers)
1993 Subway Guide (International version)
Apr. 1993
June 1993
June 1993 (International version)
Jan. 1994
Jan. 1994 (International version)
June 1994
June 1994 (International version)
Aug. 1994
Aug. 1994 (International version)
Feb. 1995 (Same cover like previous 1992-1994 versions)
May-Nov. 1995
Nov. 1995 (Same cover like the future 1996-1997 editions)
Mar. 1996
May 1996
Mar. 1997
July 1997
Sept. 1997
Dec. 1997
1998 - Tennis Subway Map
1998 (No date on cover), first map of the serie “The Map”
Jan. 1998
Mar.1998
July 1998
Oct. 1998
Jan. 1999
May 1999
July 1999
Sept. 1999
Dec. 1999
Feb. 2000
May 2000
May 2000 (International version)
Oct. 2000
Oct. 2000 (International version)
2001 - Tennis Subway Map
Jan. 2001
Jan. 2001 (International version)
Mar. 2001
Mar. 2001 (International version)
July 2001
July 2001 (International version)
Sept. 19, 2001 - Revised service after 9/11 attacks
Dec. 2001
Dec. 2001 (International version)
Mar. 2002
Mar. 2002 (International version)
June 2002
June 2002 (International version)
Sept. 2002
Sept. 2002 (International version)
Jan. 2003
Jan. 2003 (International version)
Mar. 2003
May 2003
May 2003 (International version)
Sept. 2003
Sept. 2003 (International version)
Dec. 2003
Feb. 2004
May 2004
May 2004 (International version)
May 2004 - NYC Subway Centennial 1904-2004
Aug. 2004 - NYC Subway Centennial 1904-2004
Nov. 2004
Nov. 2004 (International version)
Feb. 2005 (NYC Olympic bid)
Feb. 2005
May 2005
Sept. 2005
Sept. 2005 (International version)
Dec. 2005
Dec. 2005 (International version)
2006 - For customers with disabilities
Mar. 2006
Mar. 2006 (International version)
July 2006
July 2006 (International version)
Oct. 2006
Jan. 2007
Jan. 2007 (International version)
Apr. 2007
Apr. 2007 (International version)
Nov. 2007
Nov. 2007 (International version)
Mar. 2008
Mar. 2008 (International version)
June 2008
Aug. 2008
Dec. 2008
2009 - Tennis Subway Map
Mar. 2009
July 2009
July 2009 (International version)
Nov. 2009
June 2010 - First map of the new serie “The Map” with horizontal coloured lines on cover
June 2010 (International version)
Sept. 2010
Sept. 2010 (International version)
Mar. 2011 (International version)
Sept. 2011
Sept. 2011 (International version)
Jan. 2012
Jan. 2012 (International version)
Jan. 2012 - The Night Subway Map (FIRST EDITION)
June 2012
Aug. 2012
Aug. 2012 (International version)
Aug. 2012 - The Night Subway Map
Jan. 2013
Mar. 2013 (with fare error)
Apr. 2013
June 2013
Aug. 2013
Aug. 2013 (International version)
Aug. 2013 - The Night Subway Map
Dec. 2013
Dec. 2013 (International version)
Apr. 2014
Sept. 2014
Sept. 2014 - The Night Subway Map
