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Th e .. G eo logi ca l Survey ( SGS ) ell a va ri ety of map. of th e United State. Who needs th e. e m aps? Student.. land plann ers. politician. t eac hers, marketing pe iali st , de livery comp a- nie , author and illu trat or , att o rn eys. railroad emhusia L, rra eler s, Go ernment age ncies. milit ary r ec ruit ers, new. papers. map co ll ec tors, trucker s, boa ter s, hik er. , sa l es representative , com municat ion spec iali st.. Every bod y.
North America
Thi. map shows th e Un it ed States with A l aska in correc t geographic position. rather th an a. an inset. Features include international and State boundari es and names: Sta te capi tals and major citi es: and ri cr. and l ake~.. efu l to show th e nited Sta t es in relation to Canada and M ex ico. It al o shows anadian provinces and th e Mexican State.. 37" x 36 "/b lue and blackll: I 0,000, (I " = abou t 15 mi le. )11982/ Transverse Mercator projecti on.
S-054 19-Map 10-B
United Sta tes
- Al ask a and Hawa ii in correct
geographic position
A use ful edu ca ti onal t oo l to show th e geographi c location of all 50 States. Features include intern a- ti onal and State boundries and names , State cap it als and major citi es. r oa ds and rai lr oa d s, ri ve rs and l akes , and nati onal park s and monumen t s. 5 " x 39"/ye ll ow. red. bl ac k, gr ay. and blue I :6.000,000 ( I "= abo ut 95 mil es)II975/L ambert onform al o ni c projecti on
S-0536 1-Map 6-A
A sma ller ver ion of M ap 6-A. on ten t, co lors, and projection are th e ame as M ap 6-A, bu t at a sma ller scale and i ze. 36 " x 24 " 11: I 0.000.000/( I "= about 15 8 mil es)
US -0535 1-Ma p 10-A
Maps of the United States
North America
United States
- Alaska and Hawaii in correct
geographic position
- Inserts of Alaska, Hawaii, and other
outlying areas at varying scales
- Conterminous 48 States only
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Users of th e e maps range fro m a corpora ti on planning a r eg iona l ex pan. ion or a national marketin g ca mpaign, to a per on w ho wants a decorati on to hang on th e wal l. I f you are not. ure which map best mee ts yo ur needs. ca ll th e Ea rth ciencc I nform ati on Ce nt er for ass istance.
Following arc de cripti ons and illu strati on of so me GS map. of th e Unit ed State. wi th exa mpl es of pos ible u. c..
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NORTH AMERICA
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THE UNITED STAT£
US-05361 - Map 6-A
-Historical
-Physical divisions
- Federal-aid highways
-National Atlas
- Scientific
Fo llow ing th e de cripti on are detail s of eac h map: overa ll size, co lor , ca l e, yea r th e m ap wa produced, projecti o n. tile number, and map number for o rd erin g.
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United States
-I nsets of Alaska, Hawaii, and other outlying
areas at various scales
Wh en a larger map i nee d ed. thi one i for you. It i a wa ll map that how. intern ati onal and State/ county boundari es and nam es. Stale ca pital , count y. ea t. and major c iti es. river. and lake.. It al. o feature. a special land tint. hadin g. It contain b as ic map informati on to which o th er type. of informati on ca n be added.
0" x 54" a. se mbled ( tw o. heel.. 4 1" x 54" )/ pink.
ye ll ow, gr ee n, blu e, and bl ac k/ I :2 ,500, ( I " =about 40 mil e ) 119 72/ Alb ers Equa l- Ar ea projection
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The sa me m ap a. 2-A i a ailab le with out th e land tint. hadin g. Pink. gree n. blue. and black
S-5570E-Ma p 2-B and US-5571W-Map 2-B
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A large. un c luu crcd ba se map that shows many fe atur es. bu t. till a ll ow~ spa ce for th e u. cr to add information. Feaw r c~ include intern a ti onal and tate bo un !ari es and nam es; talc ca pital s. major citi c.. ri ve rs, and lakes; and nati onal park.. monument s, for est. , rc er va ti on. and wildlife re fu ge..
65 " x 42 "/b lu c. gr ay. black , and ye ll ow
I :3, 168,000/( I "= 50 mil e. )/ 1965/ lbers ~ qual Area projecti on
S-05356 -Ma p 3-A
n ou tl ine map of th e nit t:d tal es th at shows o nl y State boundaric~ and n ame~. -II " x 27"/b l ac k/1 :5.000.000/( I " =abou t 79 mil es)/ 1988/ l be rs qual - Area projecti on
S- 05360 -Ma p 5-D
A no th er outline map of th e nit ccl tal es. but w ithout n ames. It shows o nl y boundri e.. 4 1" x 27"/b l ac k/ I :5,000,000/( I " =a bout 79 mi l es) 1984/ Albers qu al-Area proj ec ti on
S- 05418 -Ma p 5-E
Conterminous 48 States only
mcdium-si;.ed b ase m ap th at. hows intern a- ti onal and late boundaries and names; Sta le ca pital s and major citie s: riv e r~ and lak es. scfu l to show drain age pattern s.
30" x 20"/blue and bl ac k/ I :7,000.
( I " = ab ut II 0 mil es)/1962/Polyco ni c projection
S- 0 5362-Ma p 7-A
ame o era! I si ze. sca l e. projecti on as Map 7- A. but al so shows contours in fee t al aricd inter va l s.
. cf ult o builder s, engin ee rs. and surveyors for sh ow in g th e shap e and ele at ion of th e terrain. Blu e, br ow n, and black/ 1975
U ' -05363-Ma p 7-B
Deta il , US-5569W- Map 2-A
US-05356-Map 3-A
US -05360- Map 5-D
De ta il , US -05362- Map 7- A
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Deta il , US -05363- Map 7-B
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US -05357- Map 3-B
US -05579- M ap 18. detail front
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US -05579- Map 18. deta11 back
landforms of the conterminous United States
Thi. large. omputer-genera ted map hows the ge morphic an t te toni fea ture. of th e nited tal es in i id detail. It di splays landfor m. a urate! in th eir tru e complexi ty and all ows features to be iewed on n broad r gional ba. i s. Thi. map can be u. ed in om puter: with geo- graphi c information s. 1 m. to help. ol ' probl em. in lvin g land u. e and th e env ironment. It poru·a s clear! not onI large. ob i u: fe atur ~s. such a. th e ppal a hi an Mountains, but al so small er or more subtle feature s. such as th e lin' - grained hummock le · tu rc of th e ebraska and Hil l.. 57 " x 35 "/ black and ~ r ay tonc./1:3,500. ( I "= about 50 mil es)/1990/ lb r ~ :.qual - r ca o ni proj e ·ti on
l ap 1-
Alaska shaded-relief map
A ·o mposi te of halft on, ima~ e.. thi s map shm ~ l an dform s in a rcali>ti wa. wi th >harp re,o lu - ti on and dramati c ·o 111r as 1 bet wee n flatl and ' and
mountairb. The im age cl ·arl po nr a s .1\la~J..a·,
lak s. mountain s. glacier>. iccfieltb. and o th er ph si og raphi c fcalllr cs. includin,! >Ome that ha c proba bl never be •n depi ctcd bcfur·. Thc shad ed reli ef is parti cul ar! u sc ful for illu, tratin g topograp hi c f ea tu res th at. for ariou' re aso n,. arc not as apparen t in o th er types of image,. 47" x 3_"/b la ·k and g ra y ton cs/1 :2.500 , ( I "= ab ou t 40 mib )/1996/ lb ' r ~ Equa i-Arca o ni c pr ojcc tion
Map 1-
Historical
All of th ese maps are use ful graphi c 100 1 for hi stori an s. resea rchers. geog rapher s. students. t eac her s. libr ari ans, and map co ll ec to rs.
13 Colo ni es to SO State Shows grow th of th e
nitcd St ates from th e ori gi nal I ~ co lo ni es to th e 50 t ales of to da y. A l so s h ow~ intern ational and tale boundari es and name' : St ate ca 1 ita! ~ and major citi es: ri vers and l akes: and nati onal parks. monument s. forests. rese r at ion' and w ildlife refu ges. In se t' show A l aska. Hawaii. anal Zo ne. Pu ert o Ri co. and Vir g in Island. at va ri ous small er scal es. 65" x 42"/b lu c, gr ay. black. yc ll ow /1 :3. 168. ( I " = 50 mi lcs)/1965/A ibcrs Eq ual - rca projec- ti on
S-05357 - Map 3-B
A n E mergin g 1 ation-l nclude' a reproduction
of a map that ' how' th e ni ted States as it ex ist ed
abou t th e time the on,titu ti on wa , writ ten. It wa' pro du ced in 1784 and was th e fir. t map of th e nit ed tal es produced by an mcrican ca rt og ra - ph er. The or iginal ima ge was engraved on copper pl at es and was printed in four sec ti ons: all co lors
were applied by hand. The rever. c side ha · a
se ri es of 14 maps portrayi ng th e ati on's territorial gr owt h over the pa st tw o ce nturi es. along with corr espo nding nati onal flags with th e approp ri ate number of st ars for. el ec ted yea rs from 1775 to th e present. 29 " x 22 " /f ull color/
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