How to Cite a Map Within an Article or Book in MLA Format

All sources of information should be included in a reference list at the end of your paper. This allows your reader to quickly access full bibliographic information for your sources. To cite a map that appears in a book or article, Modern Language Association, or MLA, requires that you list information about both the map itself and the book or periodical in which it was published.

Instructions

    • 1

      List the name of the person who created the map, last name first. For example:

      Smith, Bob.

      If the map is credited to an organization, list the name of the organization followed by a period. If no author is credited, skip this step and begin your citation with the title of the map.

    • 2

      List the title of the map in quotation marks, followed by a period. For example:

      "Northern Maine."

    • 3

      List "map" as the type of source, followed by a period.

    • 4

      Complete your citation with the publication information relevant to the source in which the map appears. If you are citing a map within a periodical, list the name of the periodical in italics, date of publication, page numbers on which the article appears, and medium of publication. For example:

      Smith, Bob. "Northern Maine." Map. The New York Times 11 Jan. 2009: 3A. Print.

      If you are citing a map published in a book, list the title of the book in italics, place of publication, name of publisher, year of publication and medium of publication. For example:

      Smith, Bob. "Northern Maine." Map. An Exploration of the New England Landscape. Boston: Big Book Press, 2009. Print.

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