National Atlas Maps Available from Maps Unlimited

National Atlas Maps
Available from Maps Unlimited

Summary:

The National Atlas of the United States of America was published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1970. Its 765 maps and charts are on 335 14- by 19- inch pages. Many of the maps span facing pages.

Its worth a quick trip to the library just to leaf through all 335 pages of this book. Rapid scanning of its thematic maps yields rich insights to the geography of issues of continuing nationalinterest. On most maps, the geographic patterns are still valid, though the data are not current.

The atlas is out of print, but many of its maps can be purchased separately. Maps that span facing pages in the atlas are printed on one sheet. The maps dated after 1970 are either revisions of original atlas maps, or new maps published in atls format. The titles of the separate maps are listed here.

Thematic maps of the United States

Sheet size is 28 by 19 inches. Most of the maps have a scale of 1:7,500,000, but a few have scales that range between 1:17,000,000 and 1:34,000,000. Most of the maps include thematic data on the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Relief and physiography
- United States Shaded Relief (1969)
- Alaska Shaded Relief (1969)
- Physiography and Physiographic Divisions(1968)
- Land-Surface Form[Alaska](1968)
- Classes of Land-Surface Form (1964)
- U.S. Satellite View (1990)

Geology
- Geology(1966)
- Surficial Geology(1979)
- Tectonic Features(1967)
- Tectonic Features[Alaska](1968)
- Engineering Aspects of Karst(1984)

Coastal environment
- Coastal Erosion and Accretion (1985)
- Coastal Hazards(1985)

Climate
- Monthly Sunshine (1965)
- Annual Sunshine, Evaporation, and Solar Radiation (1969)
- Monthly Average Temperature (1965)
- Monthly Minimum Temperature (1965)
- Monthly Maximum Temperature (1965)

Hydrology
- Surface Water(1965)(1988)

Soils and vegatation
- Soils (1985)
- Potential Natural Vegetation(1985)
- Major Forest Types (1987, revisions to Alaska only)

Ecology
- Principal Federal Lands Where Exploration and Development of Mineral Resources are Restricted (1981)
- National Wilderness Preservation System (1987)(Sheet size 42 by 28 inches; scale 1:5,000,000)
- Networks of Ecological Research Areas (1983)

Transportation
- Highways (1987)

Population
- Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks (1967)
- Population Distribution, Urban and Rural:1960
- Population Distribution, Urban and Rural:1970
- Population (1970)

Political history and administration
- Territorial Growth (1986)
- Federal Lands(1968)
- Counties (1987)
- Congressional Districts for the 100th Congress (1987)
- Presidential Elections, 1789-1968/1972-1984
- Electing the President, 1789-1988 (map booklet)
- Presdential Election of 1988 (1989)

National Energy Transportation Maps

This series of 19 thematic maps was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and originally published as part of a report by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate.

The transportation data were provided by the Congessional Research Service, Library of Congress.

The maps are in National Atlas thematic map format.

Natural Gas Movement by Pipeline (1974)
Coal Movement by Railroads (1974)
Coal Movement by Highways(1974)
Coal Movement by Water(1974)
Total Coal Movement (1974)
Coal Resources and Distribution(1974)
Crude Oil Movement by Pipelines(1974)
Crude Oil Movement by Water (1974)
Petroleum Products Movement by Pipelines (1974)
Petroleum Products Movement by Water(1974)
Total Crude Oil Movement (1974)
Total Petroleum Products Movement (1974)
Total Petroleum Movement (1974)
Electric Power Transmission (1974)
Nuclear Fuel Materials Movement by Highways (Truckloads)(1975)
Nuclear Fuel Materials Movement by Highways (BTU)(1975)
Pipeline Transportation Systems (1974)
Railroad, Highway, and Water Transportation systems (1974)
Total Interstate Energy Movement (1974)

Reference Maps

U.S. General Reference

1973

This 28-by 19-inch map shows -

Names of populated places and railroads in black
Areas of cities with populations of more than 1 million in yellow.
State boundaries and names highlighted in gray
Highways and ferry routes in red
Water features in blue
Names of physical features and shaded relief base in brown
The conterminous 48 States and Hawaii at a scale of 1:7,500,000 (one inch represents 118.4 miles)
Alaska at a scale of 1:17,000,000 (one inch represents 268.3 miles)
Also available are transparent plastic overlays at various scales to permit overlaying reference information on thematic maps.

Sectional Reference maps

A series of multicolor planimetric(no contours) maps (also available singly) shows the United States in 21 sections at a scale of 1:2,000,000 (1 inch represents 31.5 miles). Content is similar to that of the U.S. General Reference without shaded relief, but is portrayed in greater detail; national park and forest land, wildlife refuges, and Indian reservations are also shown.

Except for Alaska, California, Montana, and Texas, the sectional Maps have been designed so that each State is shown in its entirety on one sheet>

Each map is printed on one side of a 28- by 19 inch sheet.

Northeastern States (1972)
Middle Atlantic States (1972)
Southeastern States(1972)(1972)
Florida(1972)
Southern Mississippi Valley States(1982)
Central Mississippi Valley States(1972)
Northern Great Lakes States(1972)
Northern Plains States(1972)
Central Plains States(1973)
Sourthern Plains States(1973)
Southern Texas(1973)
Arizona and New Mexico(1973)
Southern California(1973)
Central Pacific States(1972)
Northwestern States(1973)
Hawaiian Islands(1972)
Southeastern Alaska(1972)
Central Alaska(1972)
Northern Alaska(1973)
Southwestern Alaska(1973)
Central Alaska(1972)
Northern Alaska(1973)
Southwesten Alaska(1973)
Aleutian Islans(1973)

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