Maps & Mapmaking Selected Resources

This is a list of selected resources only and there are many others available in the Library. See also the Geology and Geography guides. Please ask a reference librarian, e-mail the Reference Department at webref@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, or call 460-7025 for help.

Maps for cities, states, and countries are kept in the Vertical File in Reference under the state or country name. Topographical and other U. S. and state Geological Survey maps are kept in the map cabinets in Government Documents. Some Geological Survey of Alabama maps are on Reserve behind the Circulation Desk.

You may also limit to maps - on the SOUTHcat Catalog main page click on the "Limit" button then scroll down to "Item Type." Click on "Map" then click on "Set Limits." On the search screen you will see the message "Search Limits are in effect!" Enter the word or phrase you want to search. Always also do a keyword search WITHOUT search limits as in the examples above to be sure you find all cataloged maps and atlases.

Also try author searches:

geological survey u.s.
geological survey of alabama

Book of Old Maps Delineating American History From the Earliest Days Down to the

Close of the Revolutionary War. Atlas Counter Reference GA 405 .F5 [1969]

Facsimile-Atlas to the Early History of Cartography With Reproductions of the Most

Important Maps Printed in the XV and XVI Centuries

. Atlas Counter Reference G 1025 .N72 1973

Historical Atlas of Alabama. Ready Reference G 1340 .H57 [1997]
Images of the World: The Atlas Through History. Reference GA 300 .I42 1997
Landmarks of Mapmaking. Reference GA 201 .B74 1976
List of Nineteenth Century Maps of the State of Alabama. Reference Z 6027 .A25 M37 [1973]
Mapping of the World: Early Printed World Maps. Atlas Counter Reference G 3200 .S54 1983
Mapping the World: An Illustrated History of Cartography. Bookstacks G 1021 .E2985 2006
Maps and Charts Published in America Before 1800. Reference Z 6027 .A5 W68 [1969]
Southeast in Early Maps. Reference GA 405 .C8 1998
Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation. Book Shelves GA 308 .Z65 S55 [1965]

Atlas of Exploration. Reference G 1036 .S12 R6 1997
The Atlas of Global Change. Reference GE 149 .G4813 1998
Atlas of the North American Indian. Reference E 77 .W195 2000
Atlas of the World’s Religions. Atlas Counter Reference G 1046 .E4 A7 1999
Maps on File. Reference G 1046 .A1 M16 2003
NASA Atlas of the Solar System. Atlas Counter Reference G 1000 .G7 1997
Outline Maps on File. Reference G 1046 .A1 F3 1997

Analytic Mapping and Geographic Databases. Bookstacks G 70.2 .G37 1992
Cartography : Visualization of Spatial Data. Bookstacks GA 105.3 .O76513 1996
Coordinate Systems and Map Projections. Bookstacks GA 110 .M32 1992
Geologic Maps : a Practical Guide to the Preparation and Interpretation of Geologic Maps:

for Geologists, Geographers, Engineers, and Planners. Bookstacks QE 36 .S64 2000

GIS Book: Understanding the Value and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems.

Bookstacks G 70.212 .K67 1997

How Maps Work : Representation, Visualization, and Design. Bookstacks GA 105.3 .M32 1995
Making Maps: A Visual Guide to Map Design for GIS. Bookstacks GA 105.3 .K79 2005

Map Use : Reading, Analysis, and Interpretation. Bookstacks GA 105.3 .M83 1992

Mismapping of America. Bookstacks GA 405 .S32 2003

American Places Dictionary. Reference E 154 .A48 1994
Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada: A Dictionary of Places.

Reference E 154 .C36 1995

Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Atlas Counter Reference G 103.5 .C65 1998

Encyclopedia of Historic Places. Reference D 9 .C29 1984
Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia. Ready Reference G 103.5 .G36 2003

Oxford Dictionary of the World. Reference G 103.5 .O94 1995

Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary. Ready Reference G 103 .W42 1997

American National Biography. Reference CT 213 .A68 1999

Biographical Index to American Science: The Seventeenth Century to 1920.

Reference Q 141 .E373 1990

Biography & Genealogy Master Index. On SOUTHcat Plus click Electronic Reference Books.

Dictionary of National Biography. Reference DA 28 .D47 1959

Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Reference Q 141 .D5 1990

Mapmakers. Bookstacks GA 105.3 .W49 2000

Alabama Maps. [http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/]

Earth Sciences Internet Sources. [http://www.southalabama.edu/univlib/picks/geolgeog.htm]

Internet Resources in Maps and Cartography

[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/MapCollections.html#internet]

Mapquest. [http://www.mapquest.com]

National Mapping Information. [http://mapping.usgs.gov/]

Odden's Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping.

[http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/]

Academic Search Premier. Click Articles, Indexes, Databases on SOUTHcat Plus webpage then choose EBSCO.
Expanded Academic Index. Click Articles, Indexes, Databases on SOUTHcat Plus webpage then choose InfoTrac.
GeoRef Click Articles, Indexes, Databases on SOUTHcat Plus webpage then choose SilverPlatter.
JSTOR. Click Articles, Indexes, Databases on SOUTHcat Plus.
ScienceDirect. Click Articles, Indexes, Databases on SOUTHcat Plus.

Questions Amy Prendergast or call (251)460-7025
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Last updated: 8/18/06.ap