USGS United States Maps Available from Maps Unlimited

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Maps Unlimited sells a variety of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps of the United States. Who needs these maps? Students, land planners, politicians, teachers, marketing specialists, delivery companies, travel agencies, decorators, authors and illustrators, attorneys, railroad enthusiasts, travelers. Government agencies, military recruiters, newspapers, map collectors, truckers, boaters, hikers, sales representatives, communication specialists. Everybody.

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Following are descriptions and illustrations of some USGS maps of the United States with examples of possible uses.

North America

• This map shows the United States with Alaska in correct geographic position, rather than as an inset. Features include international and State boundaries and names; State capitals and major cities; and rivers and lakes. Useful to show the United States in relation to Canada and Mexico. It also shows Canadian provinces and the Mexican States.

• A useful educational tool to show the geographic location of all 50 States. Features include international and State boundaries and names; State capitals and major cities; roads and railroads; rivers and lakes; and National parks and monuments.

• When a large map is needed, this one is for you. It is a wall map that shows international and State/county boundaries and names, State capitals, county seats, and major cities, rivers, and lakes. It also features a special land tint shading. It contains basic map information to which other types of information can be added.

• A large uncluttered base map that shows many features, but still allows space for the user to add information. Features include international and State boundaries and names; State capitals, major cities, rivers, and lakes; and National parks, monuments, forests, reservations, and wildlife refuges.

• An outline map of the United States that shows only State boundaries and names.

• A medium-sized base map that shows international and State boundaries and names; State capitals and major cities; rivers and lakes. Useful to show drainage patterns. Another series shows contours in feet at varied intervals. Useful to builders, engineers, and surveyors for showing the shape and elevation of the terrain.

• Show international and State boundaries and names; States capitals and major cities; rivers and lakes. Used by geography teachers as a base map.

• 13 Colonies to 50 States - Shows growth of the United States from the original 13 colonies to the 50 States of today. Also shows international and State boundaries and names; State capitals and major cities; rivers and lakes; and National parks, monuments, forests, reservations, and wildlife refuges. Insets show Alaska, Hawaii, Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands are various smaller scales.

• Routes of Explores 1501-1844 - Shows routes of principal explorers in the contiguous 48 States. Follows the tracks of 16th century explorers such as Ponce de Leon and Sir Francis Drake, American trailblazer John C. Fremont, and the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-6. Background features include international and State boundaries and names; State capitals and major cities; rivers and lakes.

• An Emerging Nation - Includes a reproduction of a map that shows the United States as it existed about the time the Constitution was written. It was produced in 1784 and was the first map of the United States produced by an American cartographer. The original image was engraved on copper plates and was printed in four sections; all colors were applied by hand. The reverse side has a series of 14 maps portraying the Nation's territorial growth over the past two centuries, along with corresponding national flags with the appropriate number of stars for selected years from 1775 to the present.

• Major physical divisions are outlined in red to show provinces and sections in the contiguous United States. For example, the Atlantic Plain is subdivided into the Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain. The Coastal Plain is subdivided into six sections, including the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The map legend provides an explanation of the unique characteristics of each division. Background features include international and State boundaries and names; State capitals and major cities; and rivers and lakes.

• Show the National system of Interstate and Defense Highways and the Federal-aid Primary Highway System. Information was compiled by the Federal Highway Administration with the assistance of the State highway departments. An excellent tool for transportation planning. Shows international and State boundaries and names; State capitals and major cities; rivers and lakes; and National Parks. Insets at various scales show the road systems of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

• Selected individual maps from the National Atlas of the United States. 1970(out of print), and some newer maps that conform to Atlas standards are available. Among the many that are available as individual maps are "Soils", "Shaded Relief", "Highways", and "Presidential Elections". (For a listing of all National Atlas Maps click here.)

Among the scientific maps published by the Geological survey are:

• North America
  • Basement Rock
  • Coal
  • Geothermal Gradient
  • Metallogenic
  • Subsurface Temperature

• United States
  • Basement Rock
  • Bouguer Gravity Anomaly
  • Fold and Thrust Belts
  • Geologic
  • Hydrologic Units
  • Magnetic Declinations
  • Seismicity
  • Surface Water and Related Land Resource Development

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