This close-up photo reveals how much topographic detail is compressed onto these maps. The map of Utah (rear) is at a scale of 1:75,000, or more than one mile per inch; the map of Alaska (front ...

Small-scale - 1:25,000, 1:50,000 and 1:100,000. ... For example, you might say: 'This map shows a small village with the river flowing in a meander westward through it.