FAU Government Information Maps

Front: 1:5,200,000 scale map of the continental United States showing the land cover and topography of the country, also showing urbanization and population centers; Inset maps of Hawaii and Alaska; Text describing the physiographic provinces and underlying history of the provinces all across the country. Back: 1:5,200,000 scale political map of the United States showing state boundaries, major roads, cities, some land cover and national parks; Inset maps of Alaska and Hawaii. (2006).  

Front: 1:445,000 scale map of the middle Atlantic States, showing the movement of troops leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg, skirmishes leading up to the battle, camp locations, length and duration of marches; Several text, images, and graphics describing the life of soldiers during 1863. Back: Small maps of the U.S. showing the growth of African American population from 1860 to 2010; Timelines and other diagrams of important events in the course of U.S. history related to the emancipation, social and political progress of African Americans. (2012). 

Front: 1:6,766,000 scale map of the United States (Albers Equal Area Projection) showing the various properties across the country owned and managed by federal government agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Interior; Inset maps of Alaska and Hawaii showing federally owned lands. Back: 1:6,223,000 scale physical map of the United States (Lambert Projection) showing topography and vegetation regimes of the entire country; Inset maps of Alaska and Hawaii showing topography and vegetation cover. (1996). 

1:4,118,400 scale map of the State of Alaska (Azimuthal Projection), showing the boundary of the state, oil fields, roads and railroads, glaciers, elevation and bathymetry; Inset maps of the Aleutian Islands and Diomede Islands; Inset map showing Vegetation and Land Use for Alaska and far eastern USSR. (1959).

Front: 1:2,847,000 scale map of the Rocky Mountains (Albers Equal Area Projection), extending from Arizona and New Mexico into southern Canada showing land cover, National Parks, locations of points of interest, elevation, and major roads; Inset map showing federal land management of the larger map's extent, showing which federal agencies own and operate the land in the map. Back: 1: 2,847,000 scale map of the Rocky Mountains (Albers Equal Area Projection) showing the borders of the states and provinces within the Rocky Mountains overlaying satellite imagery of the Rockies taken by World-Sat International. (1995). 

Front: 1:76,032 scale indexed map of Washington D.C. and surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia (Polyconic Projection) highlighting areas of government property; cemeteries and golf courses, major roads, embassies, and marinas. Back: 1:19,800 scale indexed map of Washington D.C. (Polyconic Projection) showing areas of interest for tourists visiting the District of Columbia, including government building, museums and theaters, monuments, hotels and churches. (1964). 

Front: 1:7,603,200 scale map of the lower 48 states and Southern Canada (Albers Equal Area Projection) showing the locations of all National Parks and Monuments for the United States and Canada; Inset map of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; Separate Indices for locating lands managed by the National Park Service and Canadian Parks. Back: Select map scenes of different lands managed by the National Park Service, showing points of interest, trails, ranger stations, and elevation. (1958).

Front: 1:413,500 scale map of YellowStone and Grand Teton National Parks, showing extent of the parks, the surrounding National Forests, roadways, ranger stations, and recreational areas; Some text describing areas of interest. Back: 3-Dimensional model of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the surrounding land, showing the land cover, topography; cross sections of certain areas in the model, showing the crust beneath the parks and the tectonic activity taking place; Inset maps showing: the extent of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the pressures on the ecosystem from tourism and resource extraction, and two maps showing the change in land between 1808 when Yellowstone was first seen by a non-Native and 1929, after the establishment of both National Parks. (1989). 

Front: Map of the coastal areas of California, showing major roads, National Parks, Forests and Reserves, Military property, sate or local parks, Indian Reservations; Inset maps of the area between Huntington Beach and Santa Monica, San Francisco, and San Diego; lithographs with text describing areas of interest. Back: 1:2,208,000 scale map of the state of California, showing locations of National Parks, Forests and Reserves, military property, Indian Reservations, land cover, major roads, and trails; text describing some areas of interest. (1993).

Front: 1:1,000,000 scale map of the eastern United States (Albers Equal Area Projection) showing the early United States in 1830, detailing trade routes for different methods of transportation at the time, including early roads and turnpikes, railroads, and canals; some texts and lithographs giving details of the economic situation of certain areas. Back: 1:1,000,000 scale map of the eastern United States (Albers Equal Area Projection) showing the current United States, with major roads and methods of transportation, and highlighting the extent of urbanized area; some text offering facts about certain locations. (1994).