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About The Collection
Who Can Check Out Maps?
Faculty and graduate students may check out maps, but anyone is welcome to come in and use the collection within the library.
A Guide To Maps In The Edwin J. Foscue map library
More than one quarter of a million maps are currently available for use in the Edwin J. Foscue Map Library.
Below is a partial list of the types of maps that we maintain. Much of our collection is updated regularly so that the latest version of any map is available to patrons. As a U.S. Government Map Depository, we receive approximately 1,800 new maps annually. Additionally, a fair volume of new maps and atlases are purchased or donated annually. Although cataloging of maps is an ongoing project, only a fraction of the holding records are currently available through PONI.
Types of maps in the collection include:
1) Topographic Maps
2) Geological Maps
3) Aeronautical Navigation Charts
4) Nautical Navigation Charts
5) Soil Surveys
6) Aerial Photographs
7) National and International Atlases
8) Historic Charts, Maps, and Posters
How The Collection Is Arranged
The vast majority of map library materials are organized via the Library of Congress system.
Most Library of Congress map codes begin with "G" for Geography. Many end in a lower case "s" which indicates it is part of a series. Below is an overview of the Library of Congress "G" number codes to help you browse in your area of interest.
Space and Global Zones
3190-3192 Celestial
Maps
3195-3199 Moon
3200-3202 World
3210-3222 Northern and Southern Hemispheres
3240-3241 Tropics
3250-3251 Temperate Zones
3260-3272 Polar Regions
Countries and Regions
3290-5668 Western Hemisphere
3300-5185 North America
3380-3384 Greenland
3400-3612 Canada
3690-4383 United States
4390-4392 Caribbean
4410-4763 Mexico
4800-4884 Central America
4900-5184 West Indies
5200-5668 South America
5670-9084 Eastern Hemisphere
5700-6966 Europe
7000-7342 Russia
7400-8198 Asia
8200-8904 Africa
8950-9084 Australasia
9095-9794 Oceans
9800-9804 Antarctica
9900-9980 Unlocalized
All CIA maps are under "World" whether they represent a single continent or even a region within a single continent. Whenever you need assistance, do not hesitate to ask.
