National historic sites and landmarks : As recognized by the U. S. Congress or the Secretary of the Interior under the Historic Sits Act of 1935 / prepared from information furnished by the Division of History, National Park Service, as of January, 1969.
Historical map representing the United States, featuring national historic sites and landmarks, as of 1969. Shows political boundaries, national parks, indigenous territories and sites, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes a legend and key, as well as a bar scale and scale sta...
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United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
1969
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| Summary: | Historical map representing the United States, featuring national historic sites and landmarks, as of 1969. Shows political boundaries, national parks, indigenous territories and sites, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes a legend and key, as well as a bar scale and scale statement. Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. With ten inset maps: 1. Southern New England -- 1a. Boston vicinity -- 1b. Boston -- 2. Mid-Atlantic -- 2a. New York City -- 2b. Philadelphia vicinity -- 2c. Washington -- 3. San Francisco vicinity -- Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Colored lithograph. Map is 43 x 66 cm, on double sheet 49 x 71 cm. Accompanying descriptive text on page 129. 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. ... |
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