Welcome to the Maps.com March 2009 Newsletter! In this
issue, dip your toes into the political pool with a quick trip to our capital Washington DC, see our new wall maps and atlases, and get stuck on new adhesive maps from GeoNova. Read on, enjoy and pass it on to a
friend. We hope you'll like this installment of Maps.com's Monthly Newsletter!
New Products — 2009 Atlases & Wall Maps
New to the Map Store! Maps.com has released two new Wall Maps: a USA Wall Map, and a USA Highways Wall Map. In addition, GeoNova has just published three new United States and North America Road Atlases, updated for 2009.
Now available are the newest USA Wall Maps from Maps.com, created by Senior staff
Cartographer Martha Bostwick. These United States maps contain the perfect amount
of useful information focusing on cities and major highways. The laminated versions
can be written on with dry erase markers and easily cleaned. The paper versions
are perfect for framing. The Wallzilla Adhesive versions are easy to apply and can be removed and reused.
Click here to browse all our Wall Maps.
GeoNova Publishing creates exciting travel and reference maps. Combining superior digital cartography with innovative features and formats, these road atlases for the United States are great for when you are traveling, complete with 30% larger maps than other road atlases.
Click here to browse all our Atlases.
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Featured Area — Adhesive Maps from GeoNova!
New
to our Wallzilla Adhesive Maps are these fabulous maps from GeoNova, great for
classrooms or decorating kid's bedrooms! Colorful and easy to place and reuse, these GeoNova Maps come in a variety of themes: World and USA maps, maps
with flags, even maps in Spanish! Plus there's also Thematic maps like US National
Parks, Vegetation, Watershed, Climates, Energy Resources, and more!
Wallzilla is a self-adhesive format which can be repeatedly removed and reapplied without losing its sticky properties. Adheres to almost any surface. NO screws, rails, nails, pins, hooks, strings, tape or glue are required to mount these products — the special adhesive backing does all the work. Simply peel and stick!
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Travel Spotlight — Washington DC
Considered to be THE seat of pressure-cooker power in politics, Washington DC also has much to offer with it's deep historical presence and a strangely languorous beauty. Let us tempt you to contemplate an adventure to the US capital, where you will discover not just monuments and the mechanics of our government, but a tapestry of our nation.
Although New York City and Philadelphia each served briefly as the capital of the United States, in 1790, Congress chose the District of Columbia as the permanent seat of government. George Washington helped select the site for the city. Situated on the Potomac River, Washington, D.C., was originally carved out of land transferred from Maryland and Virginia (Virginia's portion south of the river was returned to that state in 1846).
French-born American engineer, architect, and urban designer Pierre-Charles L'Enfant designed the city's basic plan, which features wide avenues radiating from the Capitol building through a grid of streets with numerous circles and parks. The name District of Columbia honors Christopher Columbus, and the city's better-known name of Washington, honors the first president. Congress first met in Washington in 1800, although construction of the first phase of the Capitol was not completed until 1826. Today, millions come to Washington, D.C. each year to see the Capitol, the White House, the Library of Congress, and the city's many museums and monuments.
- Flower: American Beauty Rose
- Motto: Justice to all
- Population, 2007 estimate: 588,292
- Per capita money income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars): $38,009
- Median household income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars): $52,187
- Land area, 2000 (square miles): 61
- Persons per square mile, 2007: 9687
- Mayor: Adrian Fenty, D
Click here to see our Map by Area for Washington DC!
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