Definition: Works consisting of representations, normally to scale and on a flat medium, of a selection of material or abstract features on the surface of the earth. They may be used also in delineating the heavens and celestial bodies. (From Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2d ed, p619)
this heading is used as a Publication Type. Used by catalogers only. Use for geographic atlases. Do not also use the publication type ATLASES; maps as a subject are indexed under the main heading MAPS AS TOPIC
