Below is a list of print atlases and maps that are available to students and faculty at York University, who are doing research about Costa Rica and the region surrounding York University's Eco-Campus in Costa Rica.
GIS (geospatial) data resources are located on the Geospatial Lib Guide, and more resources are located on the La Casita Azul page.
The York University Map Collection has numerous general maps and road maps of Costa Rica from the 1970s until present. These maps can be found in map cabinet # 52 located at call numbers G4860 and G4861 P2.
| Title | Scale | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica Canatur map 2005 | - | G/4860/0/2005 |
| Costa Rica: scale 1:300,000 | 1:300,000 | G/4860/300/2012 |
| Costa Rica, scale 1:315,000 | 1:315,000 | G/4860/315/2009 |
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International travel maps, Costa Rica, scale 1:330,000 |
1:330,000 | G/4860/330/2003 |
| Globetrotter travel map. Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cartago, Central Valley, Guanacaste coast, Heredia, Libreria, Monteverde area, national parks, Peninsula de Nicoya, Peninsula de Osa, Puerto Limón, Puntarenas, Quepos/Manuel Antonio area, San José, South Caribbean coast, Tortuguero | 1:470,000 | G/4860/470/2007non-circ |
| Costa Rica | 1:500,000 | G/4860/500/1990 |
| Costa Rica Scale 1:500,000 | 1:500,000 | G/4860/500/1994 |
| The rough guide map, Costa Rica & Panama | 1:550,000 | G/4860/550/2005 |
| Frommer’s Costa Rica | ca. 1:750,000 | 4860/-/750/[2000?] |
| General map of Costa Rica | 1:800,000 | G/4860/800/1991 |
| Costa Rica | 1:1,500,000 | 4860/-/1500/1970 |
| Costa Rica | 1:1,500,000 | G/4860/1500/1991 |
| Costa Rica greater metropolitan area, road map and places of interest | 1:200,000 | G/4861/P2/200/1989 |
| Mapa general de Costa Rica | 1:800,000 | G/4861/P2/800/1990 |
| Road map Costa Rica; Road map Central Valley | ca.1:1,150,000 | G/4861/P2/1150/1990 |
We have complete coverage of topographic maps of Costa Rica at the scale of 1:200,000. The map index for these maps is located online. The maps are located in map cabinet # 52 at the call number, G4860 200 1968-88.
We have partial coverage of topographic maps at the scale of 1:50,000, including a topographic map of York University’s Eco-Campus in Costa Rica. The index map of our map holdings is located online. The topographic maps are located in map cabinet # 52 and filed at the call number G4860 50 1955-.
The Map Library also has a small collection of other types of maps of Costa Rica, these are located in Map Cabinet #52.
| Map Type | Year Range | Call Number Range |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Relief | 1966-1991 | G 4861 C18 |
| Geology and Ecology | 1968-1996 | G 4861 C5, H8 |
| Climatology | 1964-1970 | G 4861 C8 |
| Administrative/Socio-Economic | 1970-1977 | G 4861 A1, E2, F8 |
| Planning and Development | 1977-1999 | G 4861 G45, G52, A7 |
| Historical (exploration routes) | 1972 | G 4861 S1 |
| Region/Municipal - Valle Central | 1944 | G 4862 C4 |
| Region/Municipal - Cartago | 1969 | G 4862 C3 |
| Region/Municipal - Puerto Limon | 1971 | G 4864 P8 |
| Region/Municipal - San Isidro | 1973 | G 4864 S2 |
| Region/Municipal - San Jose | 1971-1991 | G 4864 S3 |