Department of the Interior, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries -- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife -- Department of the Interior, National Park Service -- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation -- Department of the Interior, Geological Survey -- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines -- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation -- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management -- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service -- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service -- Department of Agriculture, Statistical Reporting Service -- Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.

Thirteen political maps representing the United States, featuring administrative districts of different federal departments - such as the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Geological Survey, - as of 1970. Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as the Department of Agr...

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Main Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.), Pecora, William T., Gerlach, Arch C., Overstreet, William B.
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey 1970
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Summary:Thirteen political maps representing the United States, featuring administrative districts of different federal departments - such as the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Geological Survey, - as of 1970. Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as the Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Maps show political boundaries, cities, bodies of water, coastlines and islands. Maps include legends, as well as bar scales and scale statements (scales different). Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. With two inset maps within each map: Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Colored lithograph. Together, maps are 42 x 65 cm, on double sheet 49 x 71 cm. Maps appear in Special subject maps section, subsection Administrative. 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 ...