FAU Government Information Maps

Front: Computer model of the Milky Way Galaxy, including points of interest demonstrating astrophysical phenomena; Horizontal profile of the Milky Way, showing galactic latitudes. Back: Several models showing the size of our solar system relative to other celestial organizations including: Our solar system, our solar system within our galaxy, our galaxy within our galactic realm, our realm within a local group of other galaxies, our local group within a supercluster; Timeline of the Universe's history. (1999).

Front: Cartogram of the world, substituting size of the countries for their populations and showing their respective growth rates; Inset world maps showing: Fertility rates of every country, Percentage of populations in urban areas, Average life expectancy, Percentage of population that are migrants. Back: 1:54,109,440 scale map of the world (Winkel Tripel Projection) featuring satellite imagery of the world at night to show light sources from urban areas, as well as population characteristics; Inset maps of Population Density, Income, Mexico City's light projection, and the disparity of the Korean Peninsula. (1998).

Front: 1:2,400,000 scale map of Central America (Albers Projection), showing distinct cultural regions for ancient civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, locations of ancient cities and temples, resources important to those regions, historic roads; Inset maps form different periods of Mesoamerican history, with extent and locations of the dominant civilizations at the time. Back: Recreation of the city-state of Palanque a massive urban center during the Maya period in southeast Mexico. (1997).

Front: 1:8,351,000 scale map of the Mediterranean (Orthographic Projection) showing the extent of the Roman Empire, including major sea routes, early roads, provincial capitals, sites of forts and battles; Inset maps of different extents of the empire during different time periods; Chronology of the empire. Back: Recreation of the ancient city of Rome during its peak; timeline of important events; Inset maps of the ancient cities of Rome and Constantinople. (1997).

Front: 1:5,540,000 scale map of the Andean Mountain Range in western South America (Azimuthal Projection) showing known extent of the Inca Empire throughout its history; routes of Fransico Pizarro's expeditions to South America; Timeline and lineage of power for the Inca Empire; Inset maps of: Moche and Nasca early civilizations, Tiwanaku and and Wari empires (the first on the continent), the combating Chimu and Inca empires; Inset map of western South America showing archaeological sites. Back: Recreation of the historical Machu Picchu sites and a timeline of important events. (2002).

Front: 1:23,126,000 scale map of the western hemisphere showing major routes of bird migration throughout North and South America; Inset map of the world showing migration route of the Arctic Tern in the Atlantic Ocean. Back: 1:36,800,000 scale map of the world showing major routes of bird migration across the Eastern Hemisphere. (2004). 

Front: 1:58,090,000 scale map of the world (Mercator Projection), showing migration patterns and general known extent of different whale species including: Fin Whale, Gray Whale, Sperm Whale, Right Whale, Humpback Whale, Bowhead Whale; Known whaling locations of Japan and the former USSR; whale-related activities for certain countries around the world. Back: graphic showing different species of marine mammals. (1976).

Front: 1,920,000 scale physical map of Antarctica (Azimuthal Projection), showing major topographical features of the continent; Inset maps showing: surface elevation of ice sheets, ice sheet thickness, ice flow velocity and wind flow; View of Antarctica from the south pole, showing various research stations. Back: 3-Dimensional model of Antarctica showing ice sheets on surface, as well as topographic features beneath the ice sheets; view of Antarctica from south pole showing major tectonic plates; Map of Antarctic peninsula showing different ice cover of the surface. (2002). 

Front: Physical map of the world showing tectonic plates in the Earth's crust, land elevation and water depth, active tectonic features; Inset maps showing stages of major continental formations from 540 million years ago to today; 3-Dimensional models showing Major tectonic activities: Spreading, Subduction, Collision, Faulting, Accretion, and Hot Spots. Back: 3-Dimensional model showing the major geological provinces of the western American continent; Models showing geological formation of the western American continent from 90 million years ago to now. (1985).

Front: 1:39,283,200 scale political map of the world (Van der Grinten Projection), showing all of the countries of the world, ocean currents, trade winds, international date line; View of the north and south poles; Inset maps of vegetation and land use, international time zones, population density, and member of the united nations. Back: 3-Dimensional model demonstrating how man pollutes his world through surface pollution and runoff. (1970).