My understanding: A pictomap is a standard topographic map with imagery where the colors have been value enhanced or classified into easy to interpret classes (as opposed to a raw image). A pictorial map is an artistic map rendering, usually with elaborate artistic renderings of structures on the map and often at an oblique angle. 

http://www.nsleloi.co.jp/PictomapSheet6331.jpg <http://www.nsleloi.co.jp/PictomapSheet6331.jpg>   http://www.a-1-6.org/1-6th%20site/1st%20bn%206th%20inf%20web%20site%20off%20line/Maphill43pictort50.JPG <http://www.a-1-6.org/1-6th%20site/1st%20bn%206th%20inf%20web%20site%20off%20line/Maphill43pictort50.JPG>

http://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2015/3/31/over-2-000-pictorial-maps-in-online-collection <http://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2015/3/31/over-2-000-pictorial-maps-in-online-collection>

http://www.raremaps.com/maps/medium/31921.jpg <http://www.raremaps.com/maps/medium/31921.jpg>    http://rumsey3.s3.amazonaws.com/images/pictorials/8673000.jpg <http://rumsey3.s3.amazonaws.com/images/pictorials/8673000.jpg>

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> On Nov 22, 2016, at 8:09 AM, Jordan Hale <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi all,
>  
> Looking at LoC’s list of cartographic subject cutters, what’s the difference between .A4 (“Remote-sensing maps. Photomaps. Orthophotomaps. Pictomaps” and .A5 (“Pictorial maps”)?
>  
> Thanks,
> Jordan
>  
> Jordan Hale
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