THE ESSENTIAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Selected best new map in North America for 2010 by the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)   -   Click for complete list of 2010 CaGIS map awards.
 


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"The Greatest Paper Map of the United States You'll Ever See.....The longer you look at Imus’ map, the more deeply you feel the complexity and the artistry.....It is delightful to look at. Edifying to study."  - Slate.com
 
 
Size: 50" x 35.3"
Scale: 1:4,000,000
 

1,000 essential landmarks

Statue of Liberty, Sutter's Mill

Iditarod Trail, Graceland.....

 

Completely indexed on back

and here as a 40-page pdf (free)

 

 

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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

click below (free)
 

Complete index (40 pages)

(Adobe Reader required)

 
 

User Guide

by Peter Eberhardt, Geographic Editor

 

 

Geographic literacy for all North Americans: a speech David Imus gave to the

North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) [pdf file]

 

 

This colorful booklet
shows how the map advances geographic literacy.
(43MB PDF)
 
Essential Geography booklet
 

 

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click to view detailed images (not to scale)

 

"This one will remain a classic!" – Stuart Allan, Raven Maps

 

"This is the map of the U.S. you've been waiting for....absolutely awesome!" – SM, Powell's Books customer

 

"I have seen Imus at work. He is both scientist and artist, raising the art of map making to an all-new level.” – Bob Welch, author and columnist for The (Eugene, Ore.) Register-Guard

 

"The Essential Geography...strikes the information balance perfectly." – Tom Patterson, Former President, North American Cartographic Information Society

 

"Like a beautifully illustrated manuscript, the map engages both sides of the human brain." – Barry Lopez, writer

 

"The Essential Geography...is not only beautiful - it will help promote geographic literacy and imagination in school-age children and teachers alike." – North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)

 

"This map shows our discipline at its best." – Nathaniel Kelso, Kelso Cartography

 

"The Imus map of the United States can be used by students, travelers and professional geographers." – Dr. Susan Hardwick, author of “The Geography of North America"

 

"Imus captures the geographic essence of the USA." – William L. Sullivan, writer

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