Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency under the U.S. government whose purpose is to investigate, survey, and map the United States territory, including natural resources and any potential threats to the depicted habitat. The organization has evolved over time, gradually adapting to the progress of science and technology.
The USGS is the only science-based agency under the Department of the Interior, and its responsibilities fall within the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is considered the best authority on domestic questions relating to these subjects, and often their maps will cover several or all of these themes in the same chart.
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- Pacific Northwest - Hawaii - Alaska
Mount St. Helen’s Quadrangle (7.5 Minute Series)
- $575
- Washington’s dramatic volcanic peak, taken a few years before the catastrophic 1980 eruption.
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- Texas and The West
State of Arizona.
- $650
- A large, exquisite topographical map of Arizona, produced after World War II by the most reliable mapping agency on the planet.
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- California, Curiosities - Miscellanea, Southern California
Preliminary Geologic and Structural Map of the Lompoc and Guadalupe Quadrangles, California Including a Large Part of the Santa Maria Oil District.
- $3,000
- A rare remnant from the early days of the California Oil Industry, from the collection of esteemed geologist Jorgen O. Nomland.
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- Curiosities - Miscellanea
Geologic Map of Mars.
- The first map in history to scientifically map the entire surface of Mars.
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- Arabia and the Red Sea
Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula.
- The first complete geological profile of Saudi Arabia and her neighbors; the result of a collaboration between ARAMCO and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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- California
Map of the Yosemite Valley.
- High-res topographical map of Yosemite Valley, building on the seminal 1930 chart by Francois E. Matthes.
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- Pacific Northwest - Hawaii - Alaska
The Gold and Coal Fields of Alaska, Together With The Principal Steamer Routes and Trails.
- The U.S. Geological Survey’s official Gold Rush map of Alaska and the Klondike.
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- Arabia and the Red Sea, Wall maps
Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula.
- The first complete geological profile of Saudi Arabia and her neighbors; the result of a collaboration between ARAMCO and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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- San Francisco
San Francisco Quadrangle (Topography)
- Extensively detailed map of San Francisco and the East Bay
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- Marin, Sonoma, & Napa Valley
Point Reyes Quadrangle (19 x 15 mintues map)
- 1969 topographic map of West Marin
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