A GUIDE TO GEOLOGIC, TOPOGRAPHIC, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MAPS AT FAIRCHILD-MARTINDALE LIBRARY

A GUIDE TO GEOLOGIC, TOPOGRAPHIC, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MAPS

FAIRCHILD-MARTINDALE LIBRARY

featuring

A FLOOR MAP OF GOVT. DOCS

and

SPREADSHEET LINKS TO MANY OF THE MAP HOLDINGS

and referencing

SUNDRY GUIDES TO IDENTIFYING MAPS

and

HELPFUL MAP RESOURCES ON THE WEB

INTRODUCTION

This guide identifies the types and locations of geologic, topographic, and other miscellaneous maps held at Lehigh University's Fairchild-Martindale Library. It also provides information about guides to identifying maps, as well as links to webpages for maps and information about maps. Note that some historic map material is held at Special Collections.

The current collection policy of Government Documents with respect to maps is to select all PA, NJ, NY and MD 7 1/2 minute maps as they become available. Other maps are added on a selective basis over time.

After checking the guide below, if there is a particular map issued recently for which you want to check availability, please contact Steve Firtko (contact information below). If you are a member of the Lehigh University community and want to order a particular map for the collection to be used for curricular or research purposes, please contact one of the persons below.

Note that the BLM maps are updated sporadically. Contact Steve Firtko for details.

If you need help locating any of the materials, please contact:

Steve Firtko, Govt. Documents Coordinator (610-758-5337)
Brian Simboli, Science Librarian (610-758-5003), or
Roseann Bowerman, Social Sciences and Government Documents Librarian (610-758-3053)

Please email comments about the guide to Brian Simboli.

I. MAP HOLDINGS, WITH LOCATIONS Go here if you are looking for a specific type of map. Click on the "Location" to take you to further information about where the maps are located, plus details for many of the maps.

II. MAP LOCATIONS, WITH HOLDINGS Go here to see the map holdings by specific location in Fairchild-Martindale.

III. GUIDES TO IDENTIFYING MAPS The index guides listed are good starting points to identify maps.

IV. MAP RESOURCES ON THE WEB Go here to find maps on the web and map-related web resources.

I. MAP HOLDINGS, WITH LOCATIONS Back to Table of Contents

Below is an index of map types and their locations in Fairchild-Martindale library.

Click on the location link (either FM-1-ANNEX or FM-2-SOUTH) for more details about where to find the maps in that location.

For state coverage of specific categories of maps listed below, click on the hyperlinks in the "cabinet number" column. This will bring you to tables below which spell out specifc state holdings. Maps housed in FM-1-ANNEX have accompanying descriptions. Click on the hyperlinks to the descriptions.

MAPS

LOCATION

CABINET #

DRAWER #

Antarctic geological maps A- FM-1-ANNEX x x

BLM 1:100,000 Surface Management topographic maps FM-2-SOUTH 2 4,5,6,7

Census Bureau Census Tract Maps FM-2-SOUTH 1 1

Census Bureau General Census Maps of U.S. FM-2-SOUTH 1 2

CIA Maps FM-2-SOUTH 5 4

CIA Oversized Maps--PrEx 3.10/4 FM-2-SOUTH 2 9

Circum-Pacific Investigations CP- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Coal Investigations C- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Department of Defense Operational Navigation Charts FM-2-SOUTH 5 3

Geophysical Investigations GP- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Hydrologica Investigations Atlases HA- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Mineral Investigations Resource Maps MR- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps MF- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations I- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Oil and Gas Investigations Charts OC- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Oil and Gas Investigations Maps OM- FM-1-ANNEX x x

Old Maps of Hispanic-Latin America FM-2-SOUTH 3 5

Old US and World Maps FM-2-SOUTH 3 2,4

PA Dept of Environmental Protection--Radioactive Waste Disposal Map of Pennsylvania FM-2-SOUTH 2 8

Topographical Quadrangle Maps TQ- FM-1-ANNEX x x

USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Maps FM-2-SOUTH 4 5,6,7

           "                                   " FM-2-SOUTH 6 1-10

           "                                   " FM-2-SOUTH 7 1-15

           "                                   " FM-2-SOUTH 8 1-15

           "                                   " FM-2-SOUTH 9 1-14

USGS/DMA 1:50,000 Topographic Maps FM-2-SOUTH 1 4

USGS   1:50,000-100,000 State County Maps FM-2-SOUTH 1 10

USGS   1:100,000 Intermediate Topographic Maps FM-2-SOUTH 1 11-15

           "                                   " FM-2-SOUTH 2 1

USGS   1:250,000 Topographic Maps FM-2-SOUTH 1 5,6,7

USGS   1:500,000 State Maps FM-2-SOUTH 1 8

USGS   Color Image maps FM-2-SOUTH 4 3

USGS   Maps--General FM-2-SOUTH 1 3

USGS   Orthophotomaps (Misc.) FM-2-SOUTH 9 15

USGS   Oversized Geological Investigation Maps FM-2-SOUTH 3 1

MAPS	LOCATION	CABINET #	DRAWER #
Antarctic geological maps A-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
BLM 1:100,000 Surface Management topographic maps	FM-2-SOUTH	2	4,5,6,7
Census Bureau Census Tract Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	1	1
Census Bureau General Census Maps of U.S.	FM-2-SOUTH	1	2
CIA Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	5	4
CIA Oversized Maps--PrEx 3.10/4	FM-2-SOUTH	2	9
Circum-Pacific Investigations CP-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Coal Investigations C-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Department of Defense Operational Navigation Charts	FM-2-SOUTH	5	3
Geophysical Investigations GP-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Hydrologica Investigations Atlases HA-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Mineral Investigations Resource Maps MR-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps MF-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations I-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Oil and Gas Investigations Charts OC-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Oil and Gas Investigations Maps OM-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
Old Maps of Hispanic-Latin America	FM-2-SOUTH	3	5
Old US and World Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	3	2,4
PA Dept of Environmental Protection--Radioactive Waste Disposal Map of Pennsylvania	FM-2-SOUTH	2	8
Topographical Quadrangle Maps TQ-	FM-1-ANNEX	x	x
USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	4	5,6,7
" "	FM-2-SOUTH	6	1-10
" "	FM-2-SOUTH	7	1-15
" "	FM-2-SOUTH	8	1-15
" "	FM-2-SOUTH	9	1-14
USGS/DMA 1:50,000 Topographic Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	1	4
USGS 1:50,000-100,000 State County Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	1	10
USGS 1:100,000 Intermediate Topographic Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	1	11-15
" "	FM-2-SOUTH	2	1
USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	1	5,6,7
USGS 1:500,000 State Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	1	8
USGS Color Image maps	FM-2-SOUTH	4	3
USGS Maps--General	FM-2-SOUTH	1	3
USGS Orthophotomaps (Misc.)	FM-2-SOUTH	9	15
USGS Oversized Geological Investigation Maps	FM-2-SOUTH	3	1

II. MAP LOCATIONS, WITH HOLDINGS Back to Table of Contents

Geologic and topographic maps received by the Library at Lehigh University are housed in Fairchild-Martindale Library, in two locations. What follows are links to descriptions of what you will find in each of these two locations. If you already know the type of map you are looking for, consult the "Index to maps" to find which of the two locations houses it.

Holdings at Fairchild Annex Law books room, 1st floor (South side of Fairchild-Martindale)
Holdings at Government Documents Section, 2nd floor (South side of Fairchild-Martindale)

FM-1-ANNEX: Holdings at Fairchild Annex Room, 1st floor (South side of Fairchild-Martindale)

This location houses maps in the United States Geological Survey Map Series. Descriptions of these series follow. Note that each series has an associated code (e.g., A for "Antarctic"). On the shelves in the Annex, you will find maps for the series arranged by those codes. The codes appear in the upper left hand corner of envelopes containing the maps. The envelopes are arranged alphabetically by code and numerically within a code. Coverage not necessary complete; coverage may be augmented over time.

A � Antarctic geologic maps Reconnaissance USGS geologic maps, scale 1:250,000.

C � Coal Investigations

Geologic maps on topographic or planimetric bases; various scales; show bedrock geology, stratigraphy, and structural relations in certain coal-resource areas.

CP � Circum-Pacific Investigations USGS 1:10,000,000. Maps depicting: energy resources, tectonic and geodynamic data, mineral resources, natural hazards, permafrost and ground-ice conditions.

GP � Geophysical Investigations

Maps on topographic or planimetric bases; show results of surveys using geophysical techniques, such as gravity, magnetic, seismic, or radioactivity, which reflect subsurface structures that are of economic or geologic significance. Many maps are correlated with the surface geology.

GQ � Geologic Quadrangle Maps

Multicolor geologic maps on topographic bases in 7.5- or 15- minute quadrangle units; scales mainly in 1:24,000 or 1:62,500 scale; show bedrock, surfical, or engineering geology. Maps are accompanied by brief texts and some maps are structure and columnar sections as well.

HA � Hydrologic Investigations Atlases

Multicolor or black and white maps on topographic or planimetric bases presenting a wide range of geohydrologic data; both regular and irregular areas; principal scale 1:24,000, regional studies at 1:250,000 scale or smaller.

I � Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations

Maps on planimetric or topographic bases; regular and irregular areas; various scales; a wide variety of format and subject matter. The series also includes 7.5-minute quadrangle photo-geological maps, which show geology as interrupted from aerial photographs. Series also includes maps of Mars and the Moon.

MF � Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps

Maps on topographic or planimetric bases; quadrangle or irregular areas; various scales; show preliminary results on various subjects such as environmental studies or wilderness mineral investigations.

MR � Mineral Investigations Resource Maps

Mineral distribution and classification maps; scales from 1:250,000 to 1:5,000,000; show geographic distribution and grade of mineral resource commodities. Brief accompanying text may include a general description of the geologic occurrences, a locality index, and a bibliography.

OC � Oil and Gas Investigations Charts

Charts show stratagraphic information on certain oil and gas fields and other areas having hydrocarbon potential.

OM- Oil and Gas Investigations Maps

Maps, on planimetric or topographic bases, of oil and gas fields or other areas having hydrocarbon potential; various scales; show geology; and sub-surface geologic structures.

TQ � Topographic Quadrangle Maps

Conventional line topographic maps in 7.5- and 15-min. quadrangle units; scales 1:24,000 and 1:62,500; show the horizontal position of selected features, and the shape and elevation of the terrain by contours. Also includes orthophotoquads and orthophotomaps (multicolor photographic image maps in standard 7.5 minute quadrangle format with added selected topographic detail).

FM-2-SOUTH: Holdings at Government Documents Section, 2nd floor (South side of Fairchild-Martindale)

Below is a map of the locations of cabinets containing maps. The cabinets are numbered. To see what a given cabinet contains, scroll down to see the description of its contents. For example, to see the contents of cabinet 1 that appears the map, scroll down to the section labeled "Cabinet 1" below the map. The drawers in the cabinet are numbered, starting from the top drawer and moving down.

Some of the map holdings have links to spreadsheets containing a list of specific maps in F-M Library. Wherever in the spreadsheets a map is listed without date and/or type, we do not hold that map.

NOTE: Map represents only one portion of 2nd floor south, the west side, but depicts locations of map holdings on that floor.

Cabinet 1:

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	Census Bureau Census Tract Maps (1990)--Northampton, Lehigh and Warren Coutnies
2	Census Bureau General Census Maps of U.S.
3	USGS Maps--General
4	DISK A: BIG50,000.XLS USGS/DMA 1:50,000 Topographic Maps
5	USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Maps See detailed holdings in Excel Spreadsheet (containing contents of drawers 5 and 6)
6	USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Maps See detailed holdings in Excel Spreadsheet (containing contents of drawers 5 and 6)
7	USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Maps--Alaska See detailed holdings in Excel Spreadsheet
8	USGS Antarctic Maps 1:250,000; USGS 1:500,000 State Maps
9	USGS 1:50,000 Pennsylvania County Maps See detailed holdings in Excel Spreadsheet
10	USGS 1:50,000-100,000 State County Maps Detailed holdings in Excel Spreadsheet by state: CO , IA , IL , KS , MO , WI , WV
11	USGS 1:100,000 Intermediate Topographic Maps Detailed holdings in Excel Spreadsheet by state: AZ , AR , CA , CO , CT , DE , FL
12	" " GA , ID , IL , IN , IA
13	" " KS , KY , LA , ME , MD , MA
14	" " MI , MN , MS , MO , MT
15	" " NE , NV , NH , NJ , NM , NY , NC , ND

Cabinet 2:

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	USGS 1:100,000 Intermediate Topographic Maps OH , OK , OR , PA , SC , SD , TN
2	USGS " " TX , UT , VT , VA , WA , WV , WI , WY
3	Empty
4	BLM 1:100,000 Surface Management topographic maps Detailed holdings in Excel Spreadsheet by state: AZ , CA , CO
5	" " ID , MT , NV
6	" " NM , ND, OR , SD
7	" " UT , WA , WY
8	CIA Oversized Maps--PrEx 3.10/4:
9	CIA Oversized Maps--PrEx 3.10/4:
10	Miscellaneous maps

Cabinet 3

(Note: arranged by Dewey)

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	USGS Oversized Geological Investigation Maps
2	Historic US and World Maps
3	" "
4	Historic US Maps
5	Historic Maps of Hispanic-Latin America
6	Miscellaneous

Cabinet 4

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	Navy Art Collection: WWII
2	Empty
3	USGS Color Image maps--Arizona and Washington D.C.
4	Empty
5	USGS Duplicate 7.5 minute Topographic maps--Various states
6	Empty
7	USGS Duplicate 7.5 minute Topographic Maps--PA only
8	" "

Cabinet 5

See map above. "Cabinet 5" in the map actually denotes a set of filing cabinets. The filing cabinet in which the maps listed below are, with reference to the map, the filing cabinet at the lower left.

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	Not applicable
2	Not applicable
3	Department of Defense Operational Navigation Charts for various countries; generally 1:1,000,000
4	CIA country and world regional PrEx maps 3.10/4:

Cabinet 6

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for AK
2	" "
3	" "
4	" "
5	" "
6	" "
7	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for CO
8	" "
9	" "
10	" "

Cabinet 7

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for CT and DE
2	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for ID
3	" "
4	" "
5	" "
6	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for ME
7	" "
8	" "
9	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for MD
10	" "
11	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for MA
12	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for MT
13	" "
14	" "
15	" "

Cabinet 8

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for MT
2	" "
3	" "
4	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for NH
5	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for NJ
6	" "
7	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for NM
8	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for NY
9	" "
10	" "
11	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for PA
12	" "
13	" "
14	" "
15	" "

Cabinet 9

Drawer (numbered top down)	Contents
1	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for PA
2	" "
3	" "
4	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for RI
5	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for VA
6	" "
7	" "
8	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for WV
9	" "
10	USGS 7.5 minute Topographic maps for WY
11	" "
12	" "
13	" "
14	" "
15	USGS Orthophotomaps (Misc.) 7.5 minute

III. GUIDES TO IDENTIFYING MAPS Back to Table of Contents

The index guides listed below are starting points for identifying needed maps.

A. United States Geological Survey

Publications of the USGS (annual vols.) F-M Ref 016.5573 U58p

1879 to present. Coverage includes maps. Quarterly updates are shelved here until superseded by annual.

Guide to USGS Publications F-M Ref 550.16 G946b

Indexes USGS maps by area, subject and coordinates. Latest edition is in F-M reference. Earlier editions are in 4th floor stacks under same call number.

List of U.S. Geological Survey Geology and Water-Supply Reports and Maps for Pennsylvania and New Jersey. August 1988. Department of the Interior. FM-1 REF 557.4 L773.

B. Pennsylvania Topographic and Geologic Survey

Annotated bibliography of Pennsylvania geology

No. 42��..supplement to 1959
No. 61��..supplement to 1969
No. 73��..supplement to 1979 557.3 P41 4SER BG
" "
" "

Indexing includes reference to maps.

Pennsylvania Geological Publications, December 1998. 557.3 P415pe

Includes coverage of various types of maps of Pennsylvania, including geologic, topographic and mineral resources.

C. Other guides

Index to Maps in Earth Science Publications, 1963-1983 F-M Ref 550.16 V218i (Check fourth floor stacks for earlier editions.)
John Van Balen, compiler.

Useful in locating geological maps found in books and periodical literature. Divided into three sections: I � Geographic Index; II � Source Index (gives complete source citation); III � Author Index.

Map Collections in the United States and Canada: A Directory Gov Docs Reference. 016.912 S741m 1985. 4th edition.

A guide to a variety of types of map collections. Geology and topography coverage included.

Geologic Reference Sources F-M Reference 550.16 W257g

A subject and regional bibliography of publications and maps in the geological sciences, with a section on geological maps.

IV. MAP RESOURCES ON THE WEB Back to Table of Contents

This is a selective list of digital maps and map-related resources, designed to be of curricular and research use to persons at Lehigh University . If you find a map resource of this type that is not on the list but should be, please contact Brian Simboli, Science Librarian.

LEO

Check the Lehigh Earth Observatory (LEO) webpages for useful GIS-related materials.

CIA

"The World Factbook". Includes a link for Reference Maps for the world.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

U.S. Census Bureau's Mapping and Cartographic Resources. Contains Maps, Online Mapping, Cartographic Files, Other Geographic Resources, Frequently Requested Resources.

USGS

USGS: "View USGS Maps and Aerial Photo Images Online". Provides links that "take you to selected USGS Business and Cooperative Research and Development Agreement partner sites where you may view USGS maps and aerial photo images from your Web browser."

USGS TerraServer. "Topographic Maps". Information about topographic maps, including information about map scales and map symbols.
See the link on this page to information about map symbols.

"Geographic Names Information System". From the webpage: "The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. The Federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and references are made to a feature's location by State, county, and geographic coordinates. The GNIS is our Nation's official repository of domestic geographic names information. Information about foreign geographic feature names can be obtained from the GEOnet Names Server, developed and maintained by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency."

OTHER RESOURCES

Link to Britannica World Atlas

Links to Publications Pages of the State Geological Surveys

State Geological Surveys and Related Agencies in the United States

The "Kingston Centre for GIS" at Kingston University provides an "Introduction to GIS and Geospatial Data". This includes an overview, glossary, and list of acronyms.

Paleomap Project. This site has a wealth of information. Check out the really neat animations. "The goal of the PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years."

The following resources are useful "portals" to map and map-related information.

The Pennsylvania State University Libraries/Maps Library. "Online Digital Maps". Has links for the following broad categories: Reference, Mapping Agencies, Libraries, Interactive, Travel, Miscellaneous. See the "interactive" section for Pennsylvania related map resources.

Yahoo: "Home > Science > Geography > Cartography >" Links to various map-related resources.

Comments? Brian Simboli 610-758-5003

Thanks to Roseann Bowerman, Steve Firtko, and Rebecca Gross for extensive work in creating this webpage, including an audit of map resources

10/23/03 BDS

Last updated: Tuesday, 23-Dec-2008 02:55:18 EST