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What type of information would you like to display on your map? We make Road & Street maps primarily. Our maps are designed to get the viewer to, from and around a place or places. Almost any type of geographic information can be displayed on our maps so let us customize one that suits your purposes and fulfills your needs.

Full map publications like folding maps or wall maps will often include several maps of different scales in order to give the reader several different levels of information to orient themselves. In addition there will be an index to help locate certain map features, a scale and legend for reference and a map cover.

Below you will find some of the most common map elements found on the majority our maps. Along with some optional map elements (*). Because a maps scale will dictate how much information can be displayed properly, there are some differences in the amount of detail that can be placed on a map, depending upon the maps scale & classification.

1. Water Features & Identification
Large bodies of water (Oceans & Lakes)
Small bodies of water (Ponds & Reservoirs)
Major waterways (Rivers & Canals)
Minor waterways (Creeks etc.)

2. Borders, Places & Identification
International boundaries
State boundaries
County boundaries
Town or Parish boundaries
City boundaries
Local Places, Villages and Towns
Large points of interest boundaries (airports, universities, military installations etc.)
Zip Code boundaries (*)
School District boundaries(*)
Custom boundaries (*)

3. Roads & Identification
Interstate routes; Names & Route shields
Interstate interchanges & Exit numbers
Federal routes; Names & Route shields
State routes; Names & Route shields
County routes; Names & Route shields
Residential and other roads; Names

4. Points of Interest & Identification
Schools, Colleges & Universities
Parks & Recreational areas
Airports & Airfields
Places of Worship & Cemeteries
Misc. Hospitals, Shopping Centers, Government Offices, Post Offices, Historical Sites, Transportation Facilities etc.

5. Other Map Elements:
Map Neatline, Grid & Coordinates (*)
Roads & Streets Index (*)
Points of Interest Index (*)
Place Name Directory (*)
Map Legends (*)
Map Scales & North Arrows (*)
Title Block & Folding Map Covers(*)
Misc. Tables, Charts, Directories or Advertising (*)




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