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To locate maps: for the best results, search by subject in the catalogs below,
organized by:

united states
international
- older editions preserve a record of change -

geoscience thematic - see locating thematic maps - including:

  • antarctic geologic
  • coal investigation
  • circum-pacific
  • geophysical investigation
  • geologic quadrangle
  • hydrologic investigations atlases
  • miscellaneous geologic investigations
  • land cover
  • land use
  • miscellaneous USGS field studies
  • mineral resources investigations
  • oil and gas investigations
  • other

historical (various types)- search josiah; specific collections include:

  • age of discovery: 15th - mid-19th centuries in north america (john carter brown library)
  • 19th-century rhode island and new england (john hay library)
  • historical atlases (various locations)
    • exploration
    • military
    • regional

political

topographic (USGS) - see locating topographic maps

  • contour (with physical features such as streams, streets, buildings, and woods)
  • planimetric data only (no contours)
  • aerial photography
  • surface management status
  • quadrangles of various scales, county, and state

transportation - miscellaneous holdings in josiah

  • canals
  • cycling
  • railroads
  • roads

atlases - search josiah

  • environmental
  • historical
  • natural history
  • political
  • transportation
  • miscellaneous

gazetteers - search josiah

  • environmental
  • historical
  • natural history
  • political
  • transportation
  • miscellaneous

miscellaneous - search josiah and GPO monthly catalog

classroom wall (mostly political) - search josiah; in rockefeller map collection

historical (various types)- search josiah

political

misc. thematic - search josiah and GPO monthly catalog; include:

  • agricultural
  • climatic
  • economic
  • environmental
  • soil
  • vegetation
  • miscellaneous

nautical charts - search josiah

atlases - search josiah

  • environmental
  • historical
  • natural history
  • political
  • transportation
  • miscellaneous

gazetteers - search josiah

  • environmental
  • historical
  • natural history
  • political
  • transportation
  • miscellaneous

miscellaneous - search josiah and GPO monthly catalog

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