Map of Kodiak, Alaska by USGS, 1987 – Chiniak, Monashka Bay & St. Paul Harbor
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Restored from the original 1988 map and printed to museum-grade archival standards. Full description
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Published in 1988 from 1987 survey data, the United States Geological Survey’s “Kodiak D-2 SE” presents a finely detailed topographical portrait of...
Continue readingPublished in 1988 from 1987 survey data, the United States Geological Survey’s “Kodiak D-2 SE” presents a finely detailed topographical portrait of one of Alaska’s most storied maritime landscapes. At a 1:25,000 scale, the map narrows its focus to the Kodiak area, where settlement, harbor life, military infrastructure, and dramatic coastal terrain meet. Kodiak itself appears not as an isolated outpost, but as the center of a complex island environment shaped by bays, straits, roads, docks, air facilities, and rising ground. The close scale allows the viewer to read the land with unusual intimacy, tracing the relationship between human occupation and the physical forces that have long defined life on Kodiak Island.
The map’s design is characteristic of late twentieth-century USGS topographic mapping: precise, systematic, and rich in practical geographic intelligence. Contour lines articulate the steepness and rhythm of the terrain, revealing ridges, valleys, and uplands that descend toward a deeply indented coast. Color separates land and water with clarity, making Monashka Bay, St. Paul Harbor, Narrow Strait, and the surrounding unnamed waters instantly legible. Roads, trails, shorelines, and developed areas are integrated into the topographic framework, giving the map both scientific rigor and visual elegance. It is a document made for navigation, planning, and field use, yet it also possesses the austere beauty of a landscape reduced to measured form.
Kodiak occupies a place of unusual importance in Alaskan history, and this map captures that significance in geographic terms. The town’s position along sheltered waters reflects the centrality of fishing, transport, and harbor activity to the region’s economy and identity. St. Paul Harbor and adjacent waterfront areas evoke Kodiak’s role as a working port, while the presence of Kodiak Airport points to the essential importance of air connections in a state where distance, weather, and terrain complicate travel. Nearby Chiniak and the surrounding coastal routes suggest a broader network of settlement and movement across the island. The map shows a place where maritime livelihoods and modern infrastructure are inseparable from the surrounding wilderness.
The topographical character of the sheet is especially compelling, emphasizing Kodiak’s rugged coastal geometry and mountainous interior. Peaks and elevated ground are rendered through dense contouring, while shorelines curve around bays, passages, and inlets that have shaped travel and settlement for generations. Narrow Strait conveys the navigational complexity of the area, where protected channels and open water meet amid abrupt landforms. The map’s unnamed bodies of water and lesser-marked natural features lend it a sense of frontier precision: not empty space, but terrain carefully observed and recorded. For collectors, this balance between mapped certainty and wild remoteness is one of the enduring attractions of Alaskan topographic sheets.
As a historical document, “Kodiak D-2 SE” preserves the geography of the Kodiak region at a particular late Cold War moment, when Alaska’s strategic, commercial, and cultural significance remained deeply intertwined. The USGS, long respected for its authoritative surveying and national mapping programs, created such sheets to standardize geographic knowledge across even the most remote American landscapes. Here, that mission produced a meticulous record of Kodiak’s roads, trails, harbor facilities, airport, settlements, coastlines, and elevations as they stood in the late 1980s. The result is more than a utilitarian map: it is a measured snapshot of an island community shaped by sea, mountain, industry, defense, and enduring Alutiiq homeland.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Kodiak
- Chiniak
- Narrow Strait
- Monashka Bay
- St. Paul Harbor
- Kodiak Airport
- Kodiak Island
- Several unnamed bodies of water
- Various peaks and mountain ranges
- Notable trails and roads
- Possible fishing areas and docks
Historical context & cartographic details
- Historical 1:25,000 topographical map focused on Kodiak, Alaska and the surrounding area.
- Based on survey data from 1987 and published in 1988.
- Produced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), known for detailed geological mapping and geographic data collection across the United States.
- Emphasizes the Kodiak region, a significant Alaskan locale associated with fishing, military presence, and cultural heritage.
- Uses contour lines to show elevation changes and terrain features.
- Uses color to distinguish land and water bodies for clearer visual interpretation.
- Shows diverse topographical features, including rugged coastal and mountainous environments.
- Serves as a late 20th-century historical document showing Kodiak’s geography, settlement patterns, and infrastructure development.
Looking for a particular place? Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, ask our workshop to check before you order.
Detailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.
Where personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. See personalised map examples.
Every piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.
With its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? Explore our collection of rare old and vintage maps to discover another place, period or style.
This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.
For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.
Published in 1988 from 1987 survey data, the United States Geological Survey’s “Kodiak D-2 SE” presents a finely detailed topographical portrait of one of Alaska’s most storied maritime landscapes. At a 1:25,000 scale, the map narrows its focus to the Kodiak area, where settlement, harbor life, military infrastructure, and dramatic coastal terrain meet. Kodiak itself appears not as an isolated outpost, but as the center of a complex island environment shaped by bays, straits, roads, docks, air facilities, and rising ground. The close scale allows the viewer to read the land with unusual intimacy, tracing the relationship between human occupation and the physical forces that have long defined life on Kodiak Island.
The map’s design is characteristic of late twentieth-century USGS topographic mapping: precise, systematic, and rich in practical geographic intelligence. Contour lines articulate the steepness and rhythm of the terrain, revealing ridges, valleys, and uplands that descend toward a deeply indented coast. Color separates land and water with clarity, making Monashka Bay, St. Paul Harbor, Narrow Strait, and the surrounding unnamed waters instantly legible. Roads, trails, shorelines, and developed areas are integrated into the topographic framework, giving the map both scientific rigor and visual elegance. It is a document made for navigation, planning, and field use, yet it also possesses the austere beauty of a landscape reduced to measured form.
Kodiak occupies a place of unusual importance in Alaskan history, and this map captures that significance in geographic terms. The town’s position along sheltered waters reflects the centrality of fishing, transport, and harbor activity to the region’s economy and identity. St. Paul Harbor and adjacent waterfront areas evoke Kodiak’s role as a working port, while the presence of Kodiak Airport points to the essential importance of air connections in a state where distance, weather, and terrain complicate travel. Nearby Chiniak and the surrounding coastal routes suggest a broader network of settlement and movement across the island. The map shows a place where maritime livelihoods and modern infrastructure are inseparable from the surrounding wilderness.
The topographical character of the sheet is especially compelling, emphasizing Kodiak’s rugged coastal geometry and mountainous interior. Peaks and elevated ground are rendered through dense contouring, while shorelines curve around bays, passages, and inlets that have shaped travel and settlement for generations. Narrow Strait conveys the navigational complexity of the area, where protected channels and open water meet amid abrupt landforms. The map’s unnamed bodies of water and lesser-marked natural features lend it a sense of frontier precision: not empty space, but terrain carefully observed and recorded. For collectors, this balance between mapped certainty and wild remoteness is one of the enduring attractions of Alaskan topographic sheets.
As a historical document, “Kodiak D-2 SE” preserves the geography of the Kodiak region at a particular late Cold War moment, when Alaska’s strategic, commercial, and cultural significance remained deeply intertwined. The USGS, long respected for its authoritative surveying and national mapping programs, created such sheets to standardize geographic knowledge across even the most remote American landscapes. Here, that mission produced a meticulous record of Kodiak’s roads, trails, harbor facilities, airport, settlements, coastlines, and elevations as they stood in the late 1980s. The result is more than a utilitarian map: it is a measured snapshot of an island community shaped by sea, mountain, industry, defense, and enduring Alutiiq homeland.
Cities, towns and places on this map
- Kodiak
- Chiniak
- Narrow Strait
- Monashka Bay
- St. Paul Harbor
- Kodiak Airport
- Kodiak Island
- Several unnamed bodies of water
- Various peaks and mountain ranges
- Notable trails and roads
- Possible fishing areas and docks
Historical context & cartographic details
- Historical 1:25,000 topographical map focused on Kodiak, Alaska and the surrounding area.
- Based on survey data from 1987 and published in 1988.
- Produced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), known for detailed geological mapping and geographic data collection across the United States.
- Emphasizes the Kodiak region, a significant Alaskan locale associated with fishing, military presence, and cultural heritage.
- Uses contour lines to show elevation changes and terrain features.
- Uses color to distinguish land and water bodies for clearer visual interpretation.
- Shows diverse topographical features, including rugged coastal and mountainous environments.
- Serves as a late 20th-century historical document showing Kodiak’s geography, settlement patterns, and infrastructure development.
Looking for a particular place? Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, ask our workshop to check before you order.
Detailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.
This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.
The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.
Where personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. See personalised map examples.
Every piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.
With its rich detail and strong sense of place, this map makes a considered gift for a new home, anniversary, retirement or anyone with a personal connection to the area shown. Still deciding? Explore our collection of rare old and vintage maps to discover another place, period or style.
This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.
For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.
Many of our maps and art prints are chosen as thoughtful gifts for homes, offices, studies and meaningful places.
Choose a framed option for the easiest ready-to-hang gift, or choose an unframed print if the recipient may prefer to select their own frame.
We make orders locally in 23 countries around the world, so gifts can often be produced close to the recipient. This helps them arrive faster, travel more safely, and avoid customs or import duty surprises.
- We can deliver directly to the recipient
- Framed pieces arrive ready to hang
- Unframed prints are carefully packed in a strong protective tube
- Almost every order is made locally, for faster, safer gifting
- 90-day returns give the recipient time to decide
If you are not sure what to choose, please contact us. We can help you pick the right map, size, finish or delivery option.
Most orders are made locally and delivered in around 2–3 working days, depending on the product, size and destination.
We print and frame maps and artwork in 23 countries around the world, so your order is usually made close to you or your recipient. That means faster delivery, less time in transit, and no customs or import duty surprises.
Personalised and customised pieces usually take an extra 1–2 working days, because we prepare your design and send it to you for approval before printing.
Very large framed orders can take a little longer, as they need extra care in production and delivery.
Every order is carefully packaged: unframed prints are sent in a strong protective tube, while framed pieces are securely packed with protective materials around the frame.
If you need your order by a particular date, please contact us before ordering. We’ll check the best production route and delivery option for your location.
Express delivery is available at checkout for most countries. Next-day delivery is available in the UK, US, Singapore and the UAE.
Your order is covered by our 90-day returns policy and 10-year guarantee.
Our standard frame is a gallery-style black ash hardwood frame, with a simple, modern look. It is approximately 20mm (0.8in) wide. You can also view some lovely customer photos of framed maps and art.
We use super-clear acrylic glazing, also known as Perspex or Acrylite, instead of traditional glass. It is lighter, safer, and has lower reflectivity, giving the artwork a clearer, cleaner appearance.
Six standard frame colours are available at no extra cost: black, dark brown, dark grey, oak, white, and antique gold. Custom framing and mounting/matting is also available for customers looking for something more specific.
Most maps, art prints, and illustrations are also available as a framed canvas. We use matte cotton canvas, stretch it over a sustainably sourced wooden box frame, and then float the piece within a wooden outer frame. The finished result is beautifully presented, with no glazing between you and the artwork.
All frames are supplied ready to hang, with either string or brackets fitted to the back. Very large frames will include heavy-duty hanging plates and/or a mounting baton. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
We can also supply old maps and artwork on canvas, foam board, cotton rag, and other materials.
If you would prefer to frame your map or artwork yourself, please read our size guide before ordering.
Every Unique Maps piece begins with an authentic cartographic source or an original design from our London studio.
For our historic maps, we source rare originals from libraries, archives, auction houses and private collections around the world. We carefully restore each map for print—repairing age-related damage, balancing colour and improving clarity while preserving its original detail, texture and character.
Once restored, the map is prepared for your chosen size and finish. Your piece is then printed and, where selected, framed close to its delivery destination.
Our map prints use acid-free 200gsm archival matte paper and fade-resistant pigment inks, creating a rich, non-glossy finish designed to last. Framed maps use crystal-clear optical acrylic and arrive ready to hang.
Canvas, cotton-rag and other specialist presentations are also available. Learn more about our materials and finishes.
Personalising your map
You can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. For personalised designs, we send a proof before printing and you can request changes before approval.
For more complex bespoke commissions, contact our design team.
Original or Aged
Choose Original for true-to-source colour, or Aged for a warmer, richer antique character created with our specialist ageing process. See examples of our Aged maps.
We’ve been restoring and producing maps and art prints since 1984, and we stand behind every piece.
Every order is covered by our 10-year guarantee and damage-free delivery guarantee. If your piece arrives damaged, we’ll replace or remake it free of charge. If anything else isn’t right, contact our workshop team and we’ll put it right promptly.
See our returns and refund policy for full details.
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