The map collection in the Science Library includes various types of maps from several sources.  The following are resources available to Wesleyan students and faculty:
  • 1:250,000 US Geological Survey topographic maps
  • 1:62,500 historical US Geological Survey maps dating from approximately 1900 up to the 1960s
  • 1:24,000 US Geological Survey topographic maps for selected states
  • Miscellaneous US Geological Survey map publications (3,000+), including geological quadrangles, miscellaneous field studies, and hydrological investigations
  • 1:100,000 Bureau of Land Management maps
  • 1:1,000,000 ONC (Operational Navigation Chart) Aviation maps dating from the 1960s to the present
  • 1:2,000,000 JNC (Jet Navigation Chart) Aviation maps
  • Various historical maps and reproductions arranged by Library of Congress Classification order; there is a manual finding aid for locating the specific LC Call number needed to search this collection
  • Selected sets of Canadian maps from the Geological Survey of Canada
  • Assorted US Army maps, Antarctic survey maps, and maps from other government agencies

The Science Library staff is available to assist users in locating map resources in the Library's collection.

Last updated: Thursday April 07, 2005