Delorme Atlas And Gazetter

Whenever I travel to the U.S. I buy the relevant DeLorme map as its the only one I can find that gives all the detail I need. Ask someone in America for a road map and they will proudly wave a 25 miles to the inch map. What I want is something on a larger scale and Delorme have it!! Every trail, every track, every wilderness, camp, lake, mountain and river,and a great gazateer of National Parks, tourist attractions, campsites etc. OK its large but if your a car traveller it doesnt matter. The only problem is getting it into my suitcase!! Well done DeLorme your the nearest thing to Ordnance Survey in the UK

I am something of a map collector and I love maps. They are useful tools and works of art at the same time. I was disappointed by this Florida atlas for number of quite small reasons which added up to quite a big issue. I thought the scale was too large for such a big area. I am used to maps of the whole of Great Britain being at 1:250,000 (see Great Britain Road Atlas (large format) (A-Z Road Atlas)) and being completely clear, yet this atlas was at 1:150,000 but covered a much larger square mileage and somehow was less clear, although I am prepared to accept that this may have been due, in part, to what I am used to reading. Another point is that despite containing a wealth of textual information, there is only one type of map - there are no higher scale city maps or airport plans of say, Orlando, Maiami, Tampa etc. Furthermore, given the importance attached, on the road, to mile markers especially on the Florida Keys, there are no mile markers on the maps or indeed toll points. Better use of more colours would help and page overlap would make the map easier to follow.
I am surprised that in a country so rich in the culture of road travel, there are not better maps available. I have checked out Rand McNally (having also bought their excellent Florida sheet map) but their state atlas doesn't get a great review - lack of page overlap there also annoyed the reviewer.

This is the most comprehensive and detailed map of any country I have ever seen. Appears to show every City, Town, Village and Hamlet in the State.