Coast, harbor, intracoastal waterway, and small-craft charts / compiled from U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, United States nautical chart catalog, Washington, 1967, updated by supplementary information to Dec., 1968.
Index nautical chart representing the United States, featuring details of the coastline and intracoastal waterways, as of December 1968. Shows political boundaries, cities, bodies of water, drainage, marshes, coastlines and islands. Coastlines dotted with rectangles referring to more detailed charts...
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United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
1968
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| Summary: | Index nautical chart representing the United States, featuring details of the coastline and intracoastal waterways, as of December 1968. Shows political boundaries, cities, bodies of water, drainage, marshes, coastlines and islands. Coastlines dotted with rectangles referring to more detailed charts - identified by four-digit numbers - "published by and available from the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey". Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, a legend and explanatory notes, as well as a bar scale and scale statement. Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. With four inset maps: General and sailing charts -- Bathymetric maps -- Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Colored lithograph. Chart is 43 x 66 cm, on double sheet 49 x 71 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on page 295. Appears in Special subject maps section, subsection Mapping and charting. 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 ... |
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