Fisherman and fishing craft : 1964 -- Volume of catch by gear : 1964 / compiled from information by U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 1968.
Two economic maps representing the United States, featuring commercial fishing, as of 1964. Maps show the number of fisherman and fishing craft, the volume of catch (by gear) in 1964, political boundaries, bodies of water, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as bar scales and scale...
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United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
1964
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| Summary: | Two economic maps representing the United States, featuring commercial fishing, as of 1964. Maps show the number of fisherman and fishing craft, the volume of catch (by gear) in 1964, political boundaries, bodies of water, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as bar scales and scale statements. Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. With two inset maps within each map: Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Colored lithograph. Maps are each 20 x 31 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Maps appear in Special subject maps section, subsection Economic : Fishing and forestry. 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, ... |
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