Hi Caroline,

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but here is a link to one of our USGS publications on the "History of the Topographic Mapping Branch " that you can download https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1341/pdf/circ_1341.pdf

I have also provided a link to our USGS Historic Quadrangle Mapping Project, where we have scanned the majority of maps that we have made over time: http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/ alternatively you may find historic maps here: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/TopoView/



This may provide you with the information that you are looking for. If you need something else please let me know.

Cheers,

Tom



On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 6:12 AM, Caroline Tourette <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all,

I'm a librarian in La Sorbonne library, geography department. Apologies for my english. 

We did in the end of 2016 the cataloging of a USGS serie, called with different names : "30 x 60 minute series (topographic)" (we have a few "planimetric" too) ; "1:100 000-scale metric topographic map of...", and follows the name of a town or a site ; "30x60 minute quadrangle". This maps were produced in the 70's and 80's by the USGS. The library have a great part of this serie for many years now.

I'd like to make a brief history of this production, to inform my patrons and enhance this collection. I searched in the USGS website, but I found very few informations. Do you know if there is a (historical) review of this map serie somewhere online ? Or in a print document (and I'll try to get this document afterwards) ?

Thank you !

Best regards,

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Caroline Tourette

Tél. 01 44 32 14 61

Bibliothèque de géographie
Institut de Géographie
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Geographer
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