Hi,

One of our USGS geographer says that " the star indicates the map was
printed by a contractor, not the US government. "

Thank you,

April Kobayashi, Librarian
U.S. Geological Survey
Denver Library MS-914
P.O. Box 25046, DFC
Denver, CO  80225-0046

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303-236-1095

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Christopher Thiry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Carlos,
>
>  I have seen this and count it as a different edition than a map without
> a star.
>
> Christopher J.J. Thiry
> Map Librarian
> Colorado School of Mines
> 1400 Illinois
> Golden, CO 80401
> p. 303-273-3697
> f. 303-273-3199
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> *From:* Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [[log in to unmask]] on behalf
> of Angela R Cope [[log in to unmask]]
> *Sent:* Friday, April 24, 2015 8:54 AM
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> *Subject:* Star on Topographic Map
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> *From:* Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 23, 2015 2:35 PM
> *To:* Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
> *Subject:* Star on Topographic Map
>
>
> I'm processing a 1:24,000 topographic map from Icehouse Canyon, Colorado,
> 1978 edition published in 1978.
>
>
>  The weird thing is that it has a star next to the year published. I
> don't think I've ever seen this before on a topo. map (congressional
> hearings, yeah). Is there a special significance?
>
>
>
>  Carlos A. Diaz
>
> Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms
>
> James E. Brooks Library
>
> Central Washington University
>
> Ellensburg, Washington
>
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> 509.963.1545
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