Catalog (URSUS)

MAP COLLECTIONS

Government Maps other than USGS Maps of Maine:

Sheet maps, other than USGS maps, and prints are in the Documents Collection on the main floor. These maps are published by departments and agencies, such as Defense, Interior, Executive, NASA, & the CIA.

Maps & Atlases in the Reference Collection:

The Reference Collection has a set of maps of the nation's large cities. These street maps are published by Gousha. World atlases in the Reference Collection include: "The Odyssey World Atlas," "The Times Atlas of the World," "Britannica Atlas," and the "National Geographic Atlas of the World." In addition, the collection has atlases of some New England states, eg. Maine and New Hampshire. Several subject atlases are part of the Reference Collection: "The World Atlas of Architecture," Atlas of American Sport," and "The Rand McNally Atlas of the Oceans."

Maps in Special Collections:

A set of 7.5 Minute, USGS Mapsand 15 Minute, USGS Maps for Maine are in Special Collections on floor 1.

Sheet maps include those associated with Environmental Inspection Surveys. Bound maps are represented by more copies of "The Maine Atlas," and the Maine Department of Transportation maps.

More transportation maps are in map case #1, along with Maine town maps, and census maps. Case #2 has more Maine-related maps, such as: Coastal and river plains' maps; geological, non-topographical maps; county maps; and maps associated with "Maine on the Northeastern Boundary Controversy."