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The cartography of the United States is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the
125 Years of Topographic Mapping
* Maps of the United States {{Cartography-stub
The cartography of the United States is the history of surveying and creation of maps of the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. Maps of the New World
The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 3 ...
had been produced since the 19th century. The history of cartography
Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...
of the United States begins in the 18th century, after the declared independence of the thirteen original colonies
The Thirteen Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies, the Thirteen American Colonies, or later as the United Colonies, were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America. Founded in the 17th and 18th centur ...
on July 4, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
(1776–1783) celebrating victory. Later, Samuel Augustus Mitchell
Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1790, Bristol, Connecticut – December 20, 1868, Philadelphia) was an American geographer.
He was born in Connecticut. Mitchell worked as a teacher before turning to publishing geography textbooks and maps. He became ...
published a map of the United States in 1850. The ''National Program for Topographic Mapping'' was initiated in 2001 by the United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
.
See also
*Geography of the United States
The term 'United States', when used in the geographical sense, refers to the contiguous United States, the state of Alaska, the island state of Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Isla ...
* Territorial evolution of the United States
The United States of America was created on July 4, 1776, with the U.S. Declaration of Independence of thirteen British colonies in North America. In the Lee Resolution two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent ...
* United States National Grid
The United States National Grid (USNG) is a multi-purpose location system of grid references used in the United States. It provides a nationally consistent "language of location", optimized for local applications, in a compact, user friendly for ...
* United States territorial acquisitions
The United States of America was created on July 4, 1776, with the U.S. Declaration of Independence of thirteen British colonies in North America. In the Lee Resolution two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent ...
*Cartography of New York City
The cartography of New York City is the creation, editing, processing and printing of maps that depict the islands and mainland that now comprise New York City and its immediate environs. The earliest surviving map of the area is the Manatus Map.
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References
Further reading
* S. Max Edelson, ''The New Map of Empire: How Britain Imagined America Before Independence.'' Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2017 * Susan Schulten, ''Mapping the Nation: History and Cartography in Nineteenth-Century America.'' Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 2011External links
*125 Years of Topographic Mapping
* Maps of the United States {{Cartography-stub