Sectional charts, status as of January 1969 (new series) : [United States] -- Sectional charts, status as of January 1969 (new series) : Alaska -- Sectional charts and local charts, status as of January 1969 (old series) : [United States] -- Sectional chart (new series) : [San Francisco Bay Area] -- Local chart : [Seattle] / compiled from information provided by U. S. Coast and Geodedtic Survey, 1969.
Five nautical charts representing the United States and its adjacent waters, as well as Alaska, Hawaii, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Seattle area, as of 1969. Charts show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown...
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United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey
1969
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Summary: | Five nautical charts representing the United States and its adjacent waters, as well as Alaska, Hawaii, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Seattle area, as of 1969. Charts show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Relief shown with shading, contour lines and peak heights. Charts include legends, as well as scale statements (scales differ). Charts of the United States, Alaska and Hawaii provide an index to other charts with further detail. Colored lithograph. Together, charts are 42 x 31 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text here, as well as on page 303. Charts appear 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 upon the landscape. "Adapted from "About The National Atlas of the United States of America," by the U.S. Geological Survey: The National Atlas ... |
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