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Finding Map Resources

How to find maps, atlases and other spatial resources in the catalog.

2 Ways to Search by Subject

Searching by Subject

1. Try one of the common subject forms below, inserting the applicable [place] for your search.

 See Formatting Place Names for more help.

2. If there are no hits for your subject, try the same words in a keyword search.

Common subject headings:

[place]--Maps Cities and towns--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Aerial Photographs City Planning--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Civilization--Maps. Ecclesiastical geography--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Climate--Maps Forest reserves--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Historical geography. Forests and forestry--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--History--Maps. Geology--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps, Outline and base. Geomorphology--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps, Physical. Human geography--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps, Tourist. Land capability for agriculture--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps, Pictorial. Land use-Michigan--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps--Bibliography. Magnetic anomalies--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps--Catalogs. Magnetic declination--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps--Exhibitions Nautical Charts.
[Place]--Maps--Indexes. Parks--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps--Information services. Phytogeography--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Maps--Periodicals. Rain and rainfall--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Photo maps. Roads--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Public lands--Maps. Soils--[place]--Maps.
[Place]--Religion--Maps. Urban geography.
[Place]--Topographic Maps Urbanization--[place]--Maps.
  Weather--Maps.
  Wetlands--[place]--Maps.
  Wind power--[place]--Maps.
  Winds-Speed--[place]--Maps.
  World maps
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