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  • A Map, A Map, What's in a Name What has the word "map" meant in English?
  • What Should a Map contain? An excellent introduction to what you should include if you are making a map.
  • Zoom in on the World (From Xerox)The best free map resource around. Choose from three different kinds of projections (rectangular for plane charts, ellipsoidal for navigational charts, sinusoidal for oil drilling), and map the world. Or click on an image of the world and xerox will give you the coordinates, zoom in, and map your corner of the world for you. Fast, free, and first-rate.
  • More Maps
    Want a sinusoidal meridian map? This is the place to go for more varieties than Xerox offers.
  • Maps of Everything
    Looking for an unsual present-day map? This comprehensive list contains present-day maps on everything from Kansas vegetation to Oregon child welfare and Texas hunting. Plenty of maps, but no ratings.
  • Have Coordinates, Need Map
    Get a free Mercator projection from the US Geological Service. You must have the longitude and latitude coordinates before you use this site.

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