USGS Specialty United States Wall Maps

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Full map Sample, showing a part of Washington and vicinity.	USGS The United States, with Alaska and Hawaii in correct positions (10A) This wall map is unusual in that it shows Alaska and Hawaii in correct relationship to the rest of the country, as well as at the same scale. Most US maps shrink Alaska, and put both Alaska and Hawaii in insets, and these give the viewer an unrealistic idea of how far away from the rest of the nation they really are. Other than that great attribute, the map is somewhat lacking in attractiveness. Ink colors are limited to blue, black and red, plus lighter tints of the same. It does show major rivers and lakes, state boundaries, cities and important towns, major highways, and larger units of the National Park system. There is less detail for those portions of Canada and Mexico on the map. A lighter blue tint offshore shows the approximate location of coastal waters less than 200 meters deep. This, then, is not a map you would get as your primary reference, but as an educational supplement or as an example of ingenuity in creating an unusual map projection for a specific purpose. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection based on standard parallels 37° and 65°. Scale, 1:10,000,000 (1 inch = about 158 miles). Size: about 36 x 24 inches. Paper. Rolled. Published by the US Geological Survey, 1975. New. Item #USGS-101202. Shipping weight: 1.5 lbs. Publisher's price: $9.00. Your price: $7.00 (Out of stock) Sent rolled, at tubed map rate only. How to Order
Detail of map, showing part of Arizona and southern Utah	USGS, Indian Lands in the United States This map uses a detailed physical shaded relief map as a base (with color tints graduated according to elevation) and has state boundaries and state name abbreviations superimposed on top. Designated federal American Indian Reservations are brightly colored in yellow. The rare designated state American Indian Reservations are highlighted in pink (I could spot only one, in Massachusetts). In addition, federal Tribal Designated Statistical Areas are marked in brown, and the state equivalent in yellowish-tan. Federal Tribal Jurisdiction Statistical Areas (all in Oklahoma) are tinted pinkish-tan. Text boxes explain the significance of these designations. Each area is marked with its name. No cities, towns, highways, or parks are shown. A latitude-longitude grid at one degree intervals criss-crosses large bodies of water and adjacent Mexico and Canada, but notland areas of the US. An uneven border gives a primitive decorative touch. Alaska is shown in an inset; Hawaii and Puerto Rico are not shown. Albers projection. Scale, 1:5,000,000 (1 inch = about 79 miles). Size: about 44 x 31 inches. Rolled. Paper. Compiled by USDI, Bureau of Indian Affairs, published by USGS, 2000. New. Item #USGS-101516. Shipping weight: 1.5 lbs. Publisher's price: $9.00. Your price: $7.00 Sent rolled at tubed map rate only. How to Order
Detail of map, centered on Grand Canyon in Arizona	USGS Federal and Indian Lands (National Atlas series) This map shows the location and approximate boundaries of federal and Indian lands nationwide. (As the map notes, Indian lands are not public lands, but are held in trust by the federal government for the American Indian tribes and Alaska Native tribes.) Distinct color tints mark lands managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Defense, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, National Park Service, Tennessee Valley Authority, and "other agencies" (Agricultural Research Service, Department of Energy, and Department of Transportation). Areas of less than 23,000 acres in size are usually omitted (which excludes many National Historic Sites and smaller National Monuments, for example), as are some long and skinny public lands such as Parkways. Named units are labeled (except for the smallest southern California tribal lands). State boundaries and names are shown, and important water features (these unlabeled), but no cities and towns, no highways. An explanatory text discusses the areas included and the limitations of the map due to scale. The latitude/longitude grid is marked at five degree intervals. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are shown in insets, Alaska at a scale of 1:17,000,000, the others at same scale as the main map. Albers equal area projection. Scale, 1:7,500,000 (1 inch = about 118 miles). Size: about 29 x 19½ inches. Rolled. Paper. USGS, 1998. New. Item #NATATL-100854. Shipping weight: 1.0 lbs. Publisher's price: $9.00. Your price: $7.00 Sent rolled at tubed map rate only. How to Order
Detail of map, centered on western Nevada	William C. Sturtevant, Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks (National Atlas series) Printed on two sides, this map features the area covered by the present 48 contiguous states on one side, with Alaska at same scale on the reverse. Major tribes are indicated with names in all capital letters, minor with first letter capitalized only. The territory boundaries for each are pre-European contact, and are approximate (both because of poor knowledge of some groups, and because the tribal boundaries for others were fluid or seasonal). Large grey lettering indicates culture areas. Lingusitic stocks are indicated with distinct color tints (e.g. Na-Dene, Algonkian, Gulf, Tonkawa, etc.). The map shows important rivers and lakes (even reservoirs, which were not, of course, present when these peoples lived where the map shows them), and many of these are labeled with the modern name. Does not show state boundaries or names. The latitude-longitude grid is provided at five degree intervals. A brief text on the Alaska side of the map describes sources of data and its limitations. The compiler, William Sturtevant, was affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. Albers equal area projection. Scale, 1:7,500,000 (1 inch = about 118 miles). Size: about 28 x 20 inches. Rolled. Paper. US Geological Survey, 1967 (1991 printing). New. Item #NATATL-101013. Shipping weight: 1.0 lbs. Publisher's price: $9.00. Your price: $9.00 (Out of stock; unlikely to restock this year. The map may be obtained through the USGS website, http://store.usgs.gov) Sent rolled at tubed map rate only. How to Order
Detail of map, centered on northwestern Tennessee	USGS Principal Aquifers of the US (National Atlas series) Colorful map showing principal aquifers of the United States. The compilers define a principal aquifer "as a regionally extensive aquifer or aquifer system that has the potential to be used as a source of potable water." They further note that the "aquifer names shown on this map are regional names and may not reflect local names used to refer to an aquifer." The aquifers shown are given distinct colors and are keyed to the legend, which has them arranged by rock formations (i.e. Unconsolidated and semiconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers, Sandstone aquifers, Sandstone and carbonate-rock aquifers, Carbonate-rock aquifers, Igneous and metamorphic-rock aquifers). Shows state boundaries and names, selected important cities, important rivers and lakes (with the largest labeled), and includes explanatory text. The latitude-longitude grid is marked at five degree intervals. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are shown in insets, with Alaska at a scale of 1:15,000,000 and the other areas at the same scale as the main map. Albers equal area projection. Scale, 1:5,000,000 (1 inch = about 79 miles). Size: about 41 x 29 inches. Rolled. Paper. US Geological Survey, revised 2003. New. Item #NATATL-101514. Shipping weight: 1.5 lbs. Publisher's price: $9.00. Your price: $7.00 Sent rolled at tubed map rate only. How to Order
	USGS, Forest Cover Types (National Atlas series) This is a United States map of special interest to the ecologist, forester, botanist, environmental educator, and nature-lover in general. In exquisite detail, it shows the general types of forest of the wooded areas of the nation, for example Ponderosa Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Spruce-Fir, etc. The detail is so exacting, you almost expect that if you put it under a dissecting scope, you'd see individual trees! No, it's not quite that good! But the detail is finer than the usually rather generalized range maps you may be accustomed to seeing. They are based on satellite imagery. When maps like these show so many multiple ranges, it is always a challenge to select colors or patterns that are unique and easily discernable. I've seen maps where I've had to scratch my head over whether a particular shade of green in the key (for example) is really the same as the one it appears to be on the map. Not so, this map. They did an excellent job at distinguishing the two dozen or so forest types shown, and while it is not always easy to discern the precise shade of isolated pockets of color, with a little deduction, you should be able to work out what is where. The map also shows state boundaries and names, and uses shaded relief to indicate the extent of mountains and hills, but shows no cities and few other geographical labels. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico are shown in insets at the same scale as the rest of the country. Albers equal area projection. Scale, 1:7,500,000 (1 inch = about 118 miles). Size: about 32 x 28 inches. Rolled. Paper. USGS, 2000. New. Item #NATATL-112764. Shipping weight: 1.3 lbs. Publisher's price: $9.00. Regular price: $7.00 Only copy I have left is slightly rumpled display copy, reduced to $2.50 Sent rolled at tubed map rate only. How to Order