[Nairobi], is printed on two sheets each measuring 242 by 35 inches. It shows, by color and symbol designations, Crown Lands, Crown Forest Reserves, and National Parks, as well as Native Land Units, Reserves, Settlement Areas, and Forest Reserves. An inset map shows annual average rainfall. Population and population density by provinces and districts are given in a table. The Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Department of Agriculture, Union of South Africa, published in 1951 a map showing Veld Types of South Africa. It was prepared by J. P. H. Acocks, and printed at Pretoria by the Government Printer. Seventy "veld types," classified in ten major groups, are mapped. Legends and map titles are given in English and Afrikaans. The map is at the scale of 1: 1,500,000 and is on two sheets, each measuring 37 by 25 inches. The industrial heartland of western Europe is embraced on a map entitled Rheinisch-Westfälisches Industriegebiet, published in 1953 by Willy Grosschen of Dortmund, Germany. Besides locating the many urban centers of this highly industrialized area, the map shows generalized topography with contour lines, roads and railroads, political boundaries, and forests. Published at the scale of 1: 100,000, the map extends northward to 51°50', southward to 51°08′, eastward to 8°, and westward to 6°05′. The map measures approximately 36 by 53 inches. Two maps showing details of the Rhein River waterways were recently prepared by F. Siepmann and published by "Rhein" Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H., Haus Rhein, Postfach 142, Duisburg, Germany. The lower course of the stream, with its numerous distributaries and canals in Belgium and the Netherlands, is shown on Wasserstrassen-Anschlusskarte vom Rhein nach den Niederlanden, Belgien und Nordfrankreich. It is at the scale of 1 : 700,000 and measures 311⁄2 by 25 inches. Water depths, harbors, locks, railroad lines, political boundaries, and other basic information are mapped. The major ports are shown on enlarged inset maps. The entire course of the river from the Bodensee to the North Sea is charted on Rheinkarte Bodensee Nordsee. It includes a table listing all ports and landings with distances between them. The scale of this map is 1 : 600,000 and the measurements are 37 by 26 inches. The Österreichisches Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum published in 1953 a colorful new economic map of Austria. It bears the title Wirtschaftskarte Von Österreich. Pictorial symbols locate mines, quarries, power plants, and various types of industrial establishments. There are enlarged inset maps of Wien, Graz, and Linz. The main map measures approximately 28 by 48 inches and is at the scale of 1 : 500,000. Alimentation en Energie Électrique et Regions Industrielles de la Suisse is the title of a large new map showing power centers and industrial regions of Switzerland. It was published in 1950 by Kummerly and Frey (Berne, Switzerland). The map is at the scale of 1: 200,000 and is printed on two sheets, each measuring 44 by 34 inches. Power plants, transmission lines, and various types of industrial establishments are designated with appropriate symbols. The legend and title are given in French, German, and Italian. A new Administrative Map of the U.S.S.R. was published in 1953 by the Geographical Section, General Staff of the [British] War Office. It is at the scale of 1: 8,000,000 and measures 29 by 42 inches. Names on the map are transliterated according to the U. S. Board on Geographic Names system. At the base of the map there is a list of "Administrative Divisions and Capital Towns with reference to the nearest degree." The map supplement to the October 1953 number of the National Geographic Magazine features China Coast and Korea. The map is constructed on an oblique Mercator projection and is placed at an angle on the map sheet to permit use of a larger scale (1: 3,500,000) than would otherwise be possible on the maximum map supplement sheet. The area covered extends from central Manchuria on the north to the northwestern portion of Indochina on the south. The eastern part of the map includes portions of the Japanese and Philippine Islands. The map shows railways, roads, canals, principal airports, and numerous place names. Mountains are indicated by blue and yellow shading. Copies of the map are available from the Society at fifty cents (paper) and one dollar (printed on fabric). An index, listing 6,234 place names which appear on the map, is priced at 25 cents. The second edition of India and Adjacent Countries, by the Survey of India, was published in 1952. It is at the scale of 1: 2,534,400 and is printed on four sheets each of which measures approximately 31 by 33 inches. The map features administrative divisions and transportation lines. Small inset maps show "Geographical Features," "Isothermal Lines," "Average Rainfall," "Density of Population," "Principal Industries," "Geology and Principal Minerals," and "India and Surrounding Countries." The Main Road Map of Japan was published in 1953 by Nihon Chizu Co., Ltd., 2, 3 Chome Kanda-Jimbocho Chiyodaku, Tokyo, Japan. A number of enlarged insets of various urban centers fill the corner spaces and margins of the map sheet which measures approximately 29 by 41 inches. Other marginal data include an index of major places and a table giving mileages from Tokyo to various destinations. In addition to roads, the map shows administrative boundaries, airlines, national parks, mountains and volcanoes, shrines and temples, and recreational centers. The scale is 1: 1,500,000. Several interesting new maps of Western Australia have recently been acquired. The Geological Sketch Map of Western Australia 1950 shows generalized geology of the area at the scale of 1 inch to 40 miles. East-west and north-south diagrammatic sections give the underlying geological structure. The map was compiled from information supplied by various governmental and private agencies, and collated by J. H. Lord and N. M. Gray of the Geological Survey of Western Australia. It is printed on two sheets each measuring 24 by 35 inches. The Lands and Surveys Department published in 1951 a Map of Western Australia Showing Localities of Sheep and Cattle Stations. It shows stations and homesteads, stock routes, highways, main routes, road board district boundaries, and isohyets. The index grid to the 300 Chain Scale Plan is superimposed on the map. Printed on two sheets, each measuring 27 by 37 inches, the map has a scale of 1 inch to 30 miles. Map of Southwest Division of Western Australia shows the location of various economic activities and products. A table gives production figures for selected commodities for the years 1900, 1931, and 1951. Railways and isohyets are also traced on the map. An inset shows similar, but more generalized, data for all of Western Australia. The main map measures 291⁄2 by 22 inches and is at the scale of 1: 1,300,000. It was drawn by Marie Fimister, published by the Lands and Surveys Department, and printed in Perth by William H. Wyatt, Government Printer. -WALTER W. RISTOW MAP INFORMATION This department was inaugurated for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the members information pertaining to the availability of maps, surveys, etc., with particular emphasis on how such material can be procured. Authoritative articles covering this class of information are solicited. It is believed that through an interchange and dissemination of such information maximum benefits will accrue to the surveying and mapping profession. Topographic Maps -EDITOR HE FOLLOWING quadrangle maps were published by the U. S. Geological Survey between September 1 and November 30, 1953. The list includes newly compiled maps; revised maps on which contours and drainage usually are unchanged but the works of man are brought up to date; and series-converted maps which are 15-minute maps produced from four 72-minute maps of the same area. The maps are new unless otherwise designated by numerical superscript. The quadrangle name (in capital letters) is followed by the name of the county (in upper- and lower-case letters) that contains the place or feature for which the quadrangle is named. All maps are available with or without the green overprint that indicates woodland. These maps show the shape and elevation of the land surface (represented by contour lines, printed in brown); water features (in blue); works of man, including cities, towns, and scattered habitations, schools, churches, railroads, roads, and boundaries (in black); and woodland areas (in green). Principal roads are shown by a red overprint. In areas that have been covered by General Land Office Surveys, township and section lines are shown. The State rectangular coordinate systems are indicated in the margins of the maps. An information folder further describing topographic maps and symbols is available on request. Standard quadrangle maps may be obtained for 20 cents per copy. A discount of 20 percent is allowed on orders amounting to $10 or more at the retail price. Orders should be addressed to the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington 25, D. C. (or Denver 15, Colo., for maps of areas west of the Mississippi River). * Indicates 15-minute quadrangle; all others are 72-minute quadrangles. 1 Indicates a series-converted map. 2 Indicates a revised map. PATHFINDER RESERVOIR NW PUDDLE SPRINGS-Fremont The following map is also available in the shaded-relief edition: Maryland-West Virginia In addition to the standard series of quadrangle maps, reconnaissance maps at the scale of 1: 250,000 are being published for both the continental United States and Alaska. The maps in this series published in the period and listed below are all shaded-relief editions except PORT MOLLER. Alaska CRAIG-First Judicial Division Division PETERSBURG-First Judicial Division PORT ALEXANDER-First PORT MOLLER-Third Judicial SITKA-First Judicial Division. Public Land Survey Plats THE FOLLOWING plats of public land surveys and resurveys were completed and accepted by the Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Department of the Interior, between September 1 and November 30, 1953. The class or purpose of the survey is indicated. Copies of the plats may be secured from the Bureau Offices in the State or from the Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Washington 25, D. C. Alaska Elfin Cove Group Homesites-U. S. Survey 2946 Alaska-Seward Meridian T. 17 N., R. 2 E., subdivision of section T. 4 S., R. 4 E., subdivision of section Alaska-Copper River Meridian T. 6 N., R. 1 E., subdivision of section Arizona-Gila and Salt River Meridian California-Mount Diablo Meridian T. 32 N., R. 5 W., retracements |