| A | B |
| T | Title (Who made it?) |
| O | Orientation/Compass Rose (N,S,E,W) |
| D | Date (when was it made?) |
| A | Author (Who made the map?) |
| L | Legend Key (Does it use symbols?) |
| S | Scale (What distance does a unit measure represent?) |
| I | Index (Dose it have a list of places that align with the grid?) |
| G | Grid (Dose it have a set of intersecting lines?) |
| S | Source (Where did the information come from?) |
| S | Situation (Is the map shown in relation to a larger regon?) |