please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . december 2012 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message map link founded goleta california us early 1990s founder bill hunt headquarters goleta california us website http maplink.com map link was the largest map distributor in north america not affiliated with a major map publisher and in terms of titles offered over 100 000 it was the largest map distributor in the world . citation needed until they closed it was the largest supplier of maps to places outside the usa for the rand mcnally retail travel and map stores . until late 2008 it was the primary source of maps for barnes & noble . it continues to supply several other bookstore chains and has been a major source of maps to map libraries . map link was founded in 1984 as pacific travelers supply a map and travel store in central santa barbara . the brick and mortar retail business was spun off in the early 1990s later changed its name to the travel store of santa barbara and closed in 2013 . 1 map link was based in goleta california just outside santa barbara in a converted lemon warehouse . map link was also the publisher of a number of maps usually of areas and topics not otherwise covered by other publishers . they were partners in benchmark maps a publisher of state atlases and maps in the western united states . the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008 but was unsuccessful in its attempts to reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy . 2 in 2010 it was liquidated and its map assets and domain name were sold to eastview cartographic in minnesota . 3 references edit travel store closing . edhat santa barbara . jun 11 2013 . map link fighting for survival . publishers weekly . jul 19 2010 . east view takes map link name & business . publishers weekly . dec 20 2010 . this article about a united states publishing company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title map link & oldid 697731116 categories map companies of the united statescompanies based in santa barbara county californiaunited states publishing company stubshidden categories orphaned articles from december 2012all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional references from september 2012all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2007all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 january 2016 at 14 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view