Cross-sections through California
A double-sided portrait map of California to fold, hang, and enjoy. With cross-sections, land cover, and charts detailing California's people and natural resources. Designer: RJ AndrewsSize: 28.625 × 9.625 in (727 × 244 mm)Material: 80# uncoated paperPackaging: Bound in custom envelopePublication: 2020 California is too big. You cannot see it all on the digital maps we use every day. To understand California—its peaks, biomes, and natural wonders—you need a bigger canvas. You need a map you can hold. Cross-sections through California is a map you can revisit again and again—each time seeing something new. It features 17 cross-section profiles, each one carefully selected to highlight California’s tall peaks, famous National Parks, lush valleys, and dense urban centers. Along the profiles are symbols that indicate land coverage. The map's angled orientation mirrors how we think about California: the mountains and central valley run up and down. The coast faces out. The elevation pr