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Almanacs, Maps and Atlases

Anatomy Atlases
Altapedia Online
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
CIA World Factbook
CIA World Factbook is the online version of the World Factbook published by the Central Intelligence Agency.
InfoPlease Almanac
offering millions of useful and interesting facts on a wide range of topics online. Also includes a dictionary and encyclopedia
Old Farmers Almanac
Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen, and forecasts for those who don't like the question of weather left up in the air.
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The National Map
As one of the cornerstones of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program, The National Map is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation. It has many uses ranging from recreation to scientific analysis to emergency response. The National Map is easily accessible for display on the Web, as products and services, and as downloadable data. The geographic information available from The National Map includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover. Other types of geographic information can be added within the viewer or brought in with The National Map data into a Geographic Information System to create specific types of maps or map views.
National Geographic Maps
The Electronic Map Library
The Electronic Map Library includes a series of atlases created by Dr. William Bowen. These volumes are evolving in response to the changing instructional needs of the Department of Geography at California State University, Northridge. Questions and comments should be directed to Dr. Bowen, who will respond by email as commitments allow. Individual maps are most commonly stored in GIF and JPEG formats. In some cases, PDF, EPS, and TIFF images are also archived. Those wishing to download and othe
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Searching for NJ Maps in our Collections

Some suggested subject keywords

New Jersey – Maps – Year (e.g. “New Jersey Maps 1927?)
Name of Town Maps (e.g. “Lambertville Maps”)
Name of County Maps (e.g “Hudson county Maps”)

Helpful NJ Map Print Sources

Guide to New Jersey Maps in Special Collections and University Archives Rutgers University Libraries by April Carlucci

Guide to New Jersey Maps in Special Collections and Archives Rutgers University Libraries. Carlucci, April. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Libraries, c1986
J912 C285M Level 4

The Mapping of New Jersey: the men and the art. Snyder, John P. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, c1973 J912 S675 Level 4

Worksheets: New Jersey in Printed Maps to 1800. Trenton, N.J.: s.n., 1977
J912 W927 Level 4

NJ Map Websites

New Jersey Geological Survey’s home page Includes a geologic map of New Jersey

GNIS Geographic Names Information Service data base for New Jersey places and features that are on USGO topographical quadrangle maps. The entry gives the feature type, county, coordinates and the quad in which it appears.