Exploration and settlement before 1675 / compiled from information provided by William H. Goetzmann, Univertsity of Texas, 1966.

• Main Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.), Goetzmann, William H., Pecora, William T., Gerlach, Arch C., Overstreet, William B.
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey 1674
• Subjects: Historical; Exploration; Indians of North America; glaciers; Alaska
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Historical map representing the United States, featuring voyages of exploration and settlement before 1675. Maps show the routes of explorers, settlements (including both colonial and indigenous), forts, missions, roads, the extent of colonized area, topography, bodies of water, coastlines and islands. Relief shown with shading. Includes legends, as well as a bar scale and scale statement. Colored lithograph. With inset map: Alaska. Map is 20 x 30 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text, with references. Appears in Special subject maps section, subsection History. The national atlas of the United States of America, by the United States Geological Survey; published in Washington D. C., 1970. Bound in navy blue board, with title printed in silver on both front cover and spine. Accompanied by envelope with six overlay sheets, tucked between final page and back cover of volume. Collation: [i-vi], vii-xiii, [1], 2-417, A1, A2, B1, B2, C, D. Atlas contains 770 maps and 18 charts. Includes a dedication, foreward, list of contributors, introduction, table of contents and index to map subjects. Topic covered: physical geography, history, economics, culture, administrative boundaries and cartography. In addition, atlas also provides maps of the world, as related to the United States. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, glaciers, drainage, coastlines, islands, water depths and time zones. Topical maps feature other details, such as history, geology, climate, agriculture, population, racial demographics (including indigenous peoples), religion, language and transportation. Some maps use data visualization to further illustrate geographical information, with charts overlaid upon the landscape. "Adapted from "About The National Atlas of the United States of America," by the U.S. Geological Survey: The National Atlas of the United States of America was published in 1970. It was designed to be of practical use to decision makers in government and business, and ...