A soil map from 1911 showing the four broad soil types of Long Island, keyed to show areas of stony loams and gravel, coarse sandy loams and gravel, sand (Norfolk), and sandy loams with beach sands or salt marsh.

A map from 1911 of South America showing the distribution of vegetation types. The map is color-coded to show regions of forests, regions of woodlands, grass, and cultivation, regions of steppes and prairies, desert regions, and regions...