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The .. Geological Survey ( SGS) ell a variety of map. of the United State . Who needs the. e maps? Student.. land planners. politician . teachers, marketing pe ialist , del ivery compa­nie , author and illu trator , att orneys. railroad emhusia L, rra elers, Go ernment agencies. military recruiters, new. papers. map co llectors, truckers, boaters, hiker. , sa les representative , communicat ion spec ialist.. Everybody.

North America

Thi . map shows the Un ited States with A laska in correc t geographic position. rather than a. an inset. Features include international and State boundaries and names: State capi tals and major cities: and ri cr. and l ake~. . efu l to show the nited States in relation to Canada and Mex ico. It al o shows

anadian provinces and the Mexican State . . 37" x 36"/b lue and blackll: I 0,000,000 (I " = abou t 15 mi le. )11982/ Transverse Mercator projecti on.

S-054 19-Map 10-B

United States - Alaska and Hawaii in correct

geographic position

A useful educati onal too l to show the geographic location of all 50 States. Features include interna­ti onal and State boundries and names, State capitals and major cities. roads and rai lroads, ri vers and lakes, and nati onal park s and monuments. 5 " x 39"/ye llow. red . black, gray. and blue I :6.000,000 ( I "= about 95 miles)II975/L ambert

onformal onic projection S-0536 1-Map 6-A

A smaller ver ion of M ap 6-A. on ten t, co lors, and projection are the ame as M ap 6-A, bu t at a sma ller scale and ize. 36" x 24"11: I 0.000.000/( I "= about 158 miles) US-0535 1-Map 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 the e maps range from a corporation planning a regional expan. ion or a national marketing campaign, to a per on who wants a decorati on to hang on the wal l. I f you are not . ure which map best meets your needs. ca ll the Earth

ciencc Information Center for assistance.

Following arc de cripti ons and illustrati on of some GS map. of the United State. wi th examples of pos ible u. c . .

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NORTH AMERICA

US-05419- Map 10-B

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THE UNITED STAT£5

US-05361- Map 6-A

-Historical

-Physical divisions

- Federal-aid highways

-National Atlas

- Scientific

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Following the de cripti on are details of each map: overa ll size, co lor , ca le, year the map wa produced, projection. tile number, and map number for ordering.

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United States -Insets of Alaska, Hawaii, and other outlying

areas at various scales

When a larger map i needed. thi one i for you. It i a wall map that how. internati onal and State/ county boundari es and names. Stale capital , county . eat . and major cities. river . and lake . . It al. o feature. a special land tint . hading. It contain bas ic map informati on to which other type. of informati on can be added. 0" x 54" a. sembled (two . heel.. 4 1" x 54")/pink.

yellow, green, blue, and black/ I :2,500,000 ( I " =about 40 mile )11972/ Albers Equal-Area projection

-5~68E-Map 2-A and S-5569W-Map 2-A / lfoy /O /I.jo)

The same map a. 2-A i a ailab le without the land tint . hading. Pink. green. blue. and black

S-5570E-Map 2-B and US-5571 W-Map 2-B

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A large. uncluucrcd base map that shows many features. bu t . till a ll ow~ space for the u. cr to add information. Feaw rc~ include internati onal and

tate boun !ari es and names; talc capitals. major citic . . ri vers, and lakes; and nati onal park . . monuments, forest. , rc erva ti on . and wildlife refu ge . . 65 " x 42"/b luc. gray. black , and ye llow I :3, 168,000/( I "= 50 mile. )/ 1965/ lbers ~qual ­

Area projecti on S-05356-Map 3-A

n ou tl ine map of the nit t:d tales that shows only State boundaric~ and n ame~. -II " x 27"/b lac k/1 :5.000.000/( I " =abou t 79 miles)/ 1988/ lbers qual -Area projecti on

S-05360-Map 5-D

A nother outline map of the nitccl tales. but without names. It shows onl y boundrie . . 4 1" x 27"/b lack/ I :5,000,000/( I " =about 79 mi les) 1984/ Albers qual-Area projec ti on

S-05418-Map 5-E

Conterminous 48 States only

mcdium-si;.ed base map that . hows intern a­ti onal and late boundaries and names; Stale capital s and major cities: rive r~ and lakes.

scfu l to show drainage patterns. 30" x 20"/blue and black/ I :7,000.000 ( I " = ab ut II 0 miles)/1962/Polyconic projection

S-05362-Map 7-A

ame o era! I size. sca le. projecti on as Map 7-A. but also shows contours in feet al aricd interva ls.

. cfulto builders, engineers. and surveyors for showing the shape and ele at ion of the terrain . Blue, brown, and black/ 1975 U '-05363-Map 7-B

Detail, US-5569W- Map 2-A

US-05356-Map 3-A

US-05360- Map 5-D

Detail, US-05362- Map 7-A

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Detail, US-05363-Map 7-B

Map 1-2206

Map t-2585

US-05357- Map 3-B

US-05579- Map 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 the nited

tales in i id detail. It displays landform. a urate! in their true complexi ty and allows features to be iewed on n broad r gional ba. is. Thi. map can be u. ed in omputer: with geo­graphic information s . 1 m. to help . ol ' problem. in lving land u. e and the env ironment. It poru·a s clear! not on I large. ob i u: featur~s. such a. the ppal a hi an Mountains, but also smaller or more subtle features. such as the lin'­grained hummock le ·tu rc of the ebraska and Hil l.. 57 " x 35"/black and ~ ray tonc./1:3,500.000 ( I "= about 50 miles)/1990/ lb r~ :.qual - rca

oni proje ·ti on l ap 1-2206

Alaska shaded-relief map

A ·omposi te of halfton, ima~e . . thi s map shm ~ landforms in a rcali>ti wa . wi th >harp re,o lu­tion and dramati c ·o111ras1 between flatl and ' and mountairb. The image cl ·arl ponra s .1\la~J..a·, lak s. mountains. glacier>. iccfieltb. and other ph siographi c fcalllrcs. includin,! >Ome that ha c probabl never be •n depictcd bcfur· . Thc shaded relief is parti cul ar! usc ful for i llu, trating topographic featu res that. for ariou' reason,. arc not as apparen t in other types of image,. 47" x 3_"/b la ·k and gray toncs/1 :2.500,000 ( I "= abou t 40 mib)/1996/ lb ' r~ Equai-Arca

onic projcc tion Map 1-2585

Historical

All of these maps are use ful graphi c 1001 for histori ans. researchers. geographers. students. teachers. librari ans, and map co llectors .

13 Colonies to SO State Shows growth of the nitcd States from the ori gi nal I ~ co lonies to the

50 tales of today. A lso show~ intern ational and tale boundaries and name' : State ca1 ita! ~ and

major cities: ri vers and lakes: and nati onal parks. monuments. forests. reser ation' and wildlife refuges. Inset' show A laska. Hawaii. anal Zone. Puerto Rico. and Virgin Island. at vari ous smaller scales . 65" x 42"/b luc, gray. black. yc llow/1 :3. 168.000 ( I " = 50 mi lcs)/1965/A ibcrs Eq ual - rca projec­ti on S-05357- Map 3-B

A n Emerging 1ation-l nclude' a reproduction of a map that ' how' the ni ted States as it ex isted abou t the time the on,titu ti on wa, writ ten. It wa' produced in 1784 and was the fir. t map of the

nited tales produced by an mcrican cartogra­pher. The original image was engraved on copper pl ates and was printed in four secti ons: all co lors were applied by hand. The rever. c side ha · a seri es of 14 maps portrayi ng the ati on's territorial growth over the past two centuries. along with corresponding nati onal flags with the appropri ate number of stars for . elected years from 1775 to the present. 29" x 22"/full color/1987

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Physical divisions

M aj or physical di i ions are utlined in red to h w prov inces and ecti ons in the contiguous nited States. For example. the Atlanti c Plain is

subdivided into the Continental helf and the oa. tal Plain . The oa tal Plain i. subdivided

into . ix secti ons, including the Mis iss ippi lluvial Plain. Th map legend provide. an

explanation of the unique characteri stics of each di ision. Background feawres include interna­ti onal and tate boundari e. and names. State capi tals and major cities, and river. and lakes. 32" x 28"/red. blue, and black! I :7 .000.000 ( I " = about I I 0 miles)/1946/Polyconic proje ti on

S-05364-Map 7-C

Federal-aid highways

Shows the ati onal System of Interstate and Defense Highways and the Federal-Aid Primary Highway stem. Information was compiled by the Federal Highway Admini strati on with the ass i. tance of the tate highway department. . An excellent tool fortran. port ati on pl anning. Shows internati onal and State boundaries and names, State capital. and maj or cities , ri ver. and lake . and nati onal park s. Insets at vari ou .. cales ·how the road systems of Al aska. Hawa ii . and Puert o Rico. 64 .5" x 4 1 "/ye llow. red. green. pin k. blue. bl ack. gray, and purple/ I :3. 16 .000/( I " = 50 miles) 1984/ Alber. Equal-Area 1 rejec ti on

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National Atlas map sheets

elected individual maps from the ational A tlas (~/" the United States. 1970 (out of print ). and some newer maps that conform to Atlas standard. arc ava ilable. Among the many that arc ava ilable as individual maps are '· oil s," " Shaded Relief," "Highways.' ' and ··Presidential Electi ons."

Scientific maps

Am ng the sc ientific maps publi shed by the Geological Survey are the following:

onh Ameri ca Basement Rock Coal Geothermal Gradient Metallogenic Sub. urface Temperalllre

U nitcd States Basement Rock Bouguer Gravity Anomaly Fold and Thrust Belts Geo logic Hydrolog ic n i t~

Magnetic Declinati ons Seismicity

urface Water and Related Land Resources De elopmcnt

US-05364- Map 7-C

US-05563- Map 17

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Where to find other maps of the United States

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Histori ca l maps of the United States can be found in co llec ti ons of the Library of ongress and of the

ational Archives. You can also contact the Earth Science Information Center for information on obtaining old topographi c maps.

M ap. , charts, and at Ia. cs of the nited State. arc also available from oth r Government agencies. commercial firms. and geographic soc i · ti cs .

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For more information abou t Uni ted State. map and mapping. contact any SIC offi ce or call 1- 00-USA-MAPS.

M aps of the nited States publi shed or diwibuted by the GS can be purchased from :

SGS Information Scr ices Box 25286 Denver. CO 80225 :l03-202--l700 or 1-800-HELPMAP

Loca l and reg ional information can be acquired from:

September, 1998