Collections

The John R. Borchert Map Library is one of the premier map libraries in the country. Choose one of the links below or click an area on the map for information about our collections.

Minnesota Collection | Aerial Photography & Maps | ACIC | Books & Atlases | Flat Folios | Foreign Topographic Maps | Gazetteers & Place Name Guides | General Reference | Periodicals | Thematic Maps | USGS Maps

 

 

 

Minnesota Collection

Click on the image to view the layout of our Minnesota Collection... Plat maps, topographic maps, books, atlases, place name guides, county highway maps, traffic maps and thematic maps of Minnesota, just to name a few... For information on our Aerial Photographs of Minnesota, please see the Aerial Photography section of this page. What to look for in MNCAT:

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Aerial Photography & Maps

Click on the image to view the layout of our Aerial Photography Collection... Coverage for the State of Minnesota from the late 1930s to date in paper, negative, 35mm slide and digital formats; please visit our Aerial Photography in the Borchert Map Library page for holdings information What to look for in MNCAT:

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Automated Cartographic Information Center (ACIC)

Click on the image for more information about the ACIC... GIS data and electronic maps and atlases for various parts of the world, including Minnesota, foreign electronic map data, route-finding software, and educational data or examples associated with geography and GIS texts. Please visit our Resources Available in the Automated Cartographic Information Center (ACIC) page for a complete list of available materials What to look for in MNCAT:

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Books & Atlases

Click on the image to search the MNCAT catalog... Atlases and thematic atlases for all areas of the world, official national atlases, state atlases, GIS related books and more What to look for in MNCAT:

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Flat Folios

Click on the image to search the MNCAT catalog... Oversized atlases and thematic atlases for all areas of the world, official national atlases, state atlases, and more. PLEASE NOTE: These items do not circulate What to look for in MNCAT:

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Foreign Topographic Maps

Click on the image to search the MNCAT catalog... Topographic sets for most countries in various scales What to look for in MNCAT:

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Gazetteers & Place Name Guides

Click on the image to search the MNCAT catalog... Gazetteers, place name guides, basic cartographic and geographic glossaries and dictionaries What to look for in MNCAT:

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General Reference

Click on the image to search the MNCAT catalog... High-use non-Minnesota atlases, current and historic state atlases, current world atlases and thematic atlases What to look for in MNCAT:

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Periodicals

Click on the image to search the MNCAT catalog... Cartographic and GIS journals What to look for in MNCAT:

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Thematic Maps

Click on the image to search the MNCAT catalog... Non-Minnesota thematic maps, city maps for the United States and the world What to look for in MNCAT:

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USGS Maps

Click on the image for online access through the USGS Store... Non-Minnesota U.S. Geological Survey topographic series in all scales

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