Interpretation/Use
USGS Topographic Map SymbolsHow to Read Illinois Topographic Maps by Illinois State Geological Survey (2005)
Also available online
Maps for America by Morris M. Thompson (1987)
3rd edition (1987) online from USGS — this PDF can be very slow to download
The text changed very little between editions — 1979 edition available through USGS website
Interpretation of Landforms from Topographic Maps and Air Photographs Laboratory Manual by Don Easterbrook and Dori J. Kovanen (1999)
Cartobibliographies
Topographic Mapping of the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand by Mary L. Larsgaard (1984)
Topographic Mapping of Africa, Antarctica, and Eurasia by Mary L. Larsgaard (1993)
World Mapping Today by Robert B. Parry and C.R. Perkins (2000)
Inventory of World Topographic Mapping by Rolf Bohme for the International Cartographic Association (1989)
3 volumes — 1) Western Europe, North America, and Australasia; 2) South America, Central America and Africa; 3) Eastern Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Antarctica.
Indexes
County Index of 7.5-minute Topographic Maps
From the Illinois State Geological Survey
FAQ about USGS Topographic Map Indexes
Map Index to Topographic Quadrangles of the United States, 1882-1940 by Riley Moore Moffat (1986)