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Interactive Map Web Sites

Gazetteers
U.S. Government Web Sites
Maine Web Sites
Selected University and Historical Collection Web Sites
Map Stores
Print Collections
  • Look in the Catalog under the Subjects Maps and Atlases, or country-maps; such as Canada-Maps.

  • U.S. and World Atlases are located on the Main/First Floor in the Reference Collection "G's" and in the four Atlas Cases located at the beginning of the Reference Collection.

  • Map Cases on the Ground Floor contain:
    • USGS Topographical maps for New England States:
      ME, NH, VT, NY, NJ, RI, CN, MA, PA
    • U.S. NOAA Nautical Charts for the East Coast
    • Flat maps with Library of Congress Classifications
    • CIA maps (contemporary maps of countries) Some also in boxes on top of cases.

  • Encyclopedias also have useful maps - See Reference Collection "A's" and Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

  • Maine Atlas and Gazetteer
    Reference G1215 .D36 1996
    Copies also located in the oversize bookstacks.

  • Maine City and Town Atlas
    Reference G1219.A1 H3 1987

  • Rand McNally Road Atlas
    Reference G1106.P2 R35
    Copies also located at the Circulation Desk and in the oversize bookstacks.

  • Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps The Sanborn Map Company has been the major American publisher of fire insurance maps and atlases for over 100 years. These plans of towns and cities represent the most detailed record of the growth of urban America. They depict the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of cities and were designed to assist fire insurance agents in determining the degree of hazard associated with a particular property.
    Available on microfilm:
    Maine - 9 reels, 3 reels
    New Hampshire - 8 reels, 3 reels
    See Library of Congress, Special Collections for further description.
    Fire Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress: a checklist

  • U.S. Serial Set Index. Part XIV. Index and Carto-Bibliography of Maps 1789-1969. A detailed index and description of 180 years of federal government mapping contained in the U.S. Serial Set. Indexed by geographic area and subject, map title, personal name, and corporate name.
    They include:
    • The Great Reconnaissance explorations
    • U.S. General Land Office (GLO) surveying
    • Naval expeditions to South America, Japan, and other countries
    • Civil War
    • Economic and social development during 1925-1969

Miscellaneous


Page author: Sandra Groleau
Date: 11/24/03


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