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Maps: Library of Congress Map Classification

A guide to library research tools for maps, mapping and Geographic Information Systems.

United States

Alabama 3970
Alaska 4370
Arizona 4330
Arkansas 3990
California 4360
Colorado 4310
Connecticut 3780
Delaware 3830
District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. 3850
Florida 3930
Georgia 3920
Hawaii 4380
Idaho 4270
Illinois 4100
Indiana 4090
Iowa 4150
Kansas 4200
Kentucky 3950
Louisiana 4010
Maine 3730
Maryland 3840
Massachusetts 3760
Michigan 4110
Minnesota 4140
Mississippi 3980
Missouri 4160
Montana 4250
Nebraska 4190
Nevada 4350
New Hampshire 3740
New Jersey 3810
New Mexico 4320
New York 3800
North Carolina 3900
North Dakota 4170
Ohio 4080
Oklahoma 4020
Oregon 4290
Pennsylvania 3820
Rhode Island 3770
South Carolina 3910
South Dakota 4180
Tennessee 3960
Texas 4030
Utah 4340
Vermont 3750
Virginia 3880
Washington 4280
West Virginia 3890
Wisconsin 4120
Wyoming 4260
Virgin Islands 4700
Puerto Rico 4970

World

World 3200
North America 3300
  Canada 3400
  United States 3700
Latin America 4400
  Mexico 4410
  Central America 4800
  West Indies 4900
South America 5200
Europe 5700
  Western Europe 5720
  Central Europe 6030
  Southern Europe 6530
  Northern Europe 6905
Russia 7000
Asia 7400
  Southwestern Asia, Near East, Middle East 7420
  South Central Asia 7625
  India 7650
  FarEast 7800
  Southeast Asia, Indochina 8000
Africa 8200
  NorthAfrica 8220
  East Africa 8320
  South Africa 8480
  Central Africa 8630
  West Africa 8735
Australia 8200
Oceans 9000