Dot Distrabution Map

This is a dot distribution map of the US from the Census Bureua. Look at how the population disperses dramatically West of the Mississippi River.
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/mapGallery/2kpopden.html

 One dot = 7500 people

Propaganda Maps

This map is a work of art, it shows the creepy crawling Octopus of the Soviet Union and its encrouchment over the rest of Europe.

http://georgiacraib.wordpress.com/

Hypsometric maps

Hypsometric maps represent the elevation of the terrain with colors. The area between two neighboring contour lines receives one specific tint. In this map of Tajikistan, the darker the color the higher the elevation.

rrcap.unep.org 

PLSS Map

Perfect example of a PLSS map and its use in planning and understanding the townships around the region. This is in New Mexico and the county of Valencia which is located in the middle of this map and around the city of Albuquerque

http://octane.nmt.edu/waterquality/maps/plss.htm

Cadastral maps

This a cadastral map sheet of the cadastral survey under Emperor Franz I, 1817-1861 of Austria.

http://www.fig.net/hsm/news/frans_1_2007.htm

Thermatic Maps

This is another map of the Island of Hawaii, and specifically a thermatic map describing the different land reserves on the island and how they are divided up through the varous federal and state run departments.

http://www.creativemappingsolutions.com/maps/thematic/thematic1.html

Thematic map illustrating the breakdown of land reserves on the Island of Hawaii, including ownership and function.

Topographic map

This is a topographic map found on Wikipedia and shows the Island of Hawaii. The Interesting thing about this map is that it shows the togography of the terran from sea level and above. However the bathimetric maps would show a much different look of this massive sheild volcano. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hawaii_Island_topographic_map-fr.svg