Note: for a map scale given only in library catalog records, enclose it in brackets as shown.
{{Chú thích bản đồ |author = Kansas Department of Transportation |year = 2005 |title = Official State Transportation Map |url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/state-pdf/kansas0708.pdf |format = PDF |edition = 2005-06 |scale = [c. 1:780,000] |location = Topeka |publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation |section = F9 |access-date = 2007-03-30 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070216021356/http://www.ksdot.org/BurTransPlan/maps/state-pdf/kansas0708.pdf |archive-date = 2007-02-16 |oclc = 63793104}}
Kansas Department of Transportation (2005). Official State Transportation Map(PDF) (Bản đồ) . [c. 1:780,000]. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. § F9. OCLC63793104. Bản gốc(PDF) lưu trữ ngày 16 tháng 2 năm 2007. Truy cập ngày 30 tháng 3 năm 2007.
Note: approximate map scales are represented prefixed with a "c.", which stands for circa, the Latin word for "approximately".
{{Chú thích bản đồ |author1 = New Zealand Department of Conservation |author-link = New Zealand Department of Conservation |author2 = GeoSmart |year = 2003 |title = Kepler Track |edition = 3rd |scale = 1:50,000 |series = Parkmap |location = Wellington |publisher = New Zealand Department of Conservation |oclc = 489215989}}
{{Chú thích bản đồ |author = United States Geological Survey |author-link = United States Geological Survey |year = 1975 |title = Gwinn, MI |url = http://ims.er.usgs.gov/gda_services/download?item_id=5439266&quad=Gwinn&state=MI&grid=7.5X7.5&series=Map%20GeoPDF |format = PDF |type = Topographic map |series = 7.5 Minute Series |scale = 1:24,000 |location = Reston, VA |publisher = United States Geological Survey |access-date = March 29, 2012}}
United States Geological Survey (1975). Gwinn, MI(PDF) (Topographic map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Truy cập ngày 29 tháng 3 năm 2012.
Note: the type of map can be manually indicated; in this case this is a topographic map. The format of the computer file can also be manually indicated.
{{Chú thích bản đồ |author = Rand McNally |year = 2013 |map = Michigan |title = The Road Atlas |edition = 2013 Walmart |scale = c. 1:1,874,880 |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 50–51 |inset = Western Upper Peninsula |sections = C10–C14 |isbn = 0-528-00626-6}}
Rand McNally (2013). “Michigan” (Bản đồ). The Road Atlas . c. 1:1,900,00. Chicago: Rand McNally. tr. 50–51. Bản đồ lồng Western Upper Peninsula. §§ C10–C14. ISBN0-528-00626-6.
Note: the printed scale on the map, "1 inch represents approximately 30 miles", or "1 in≈30 mi", can be represented as "c. 1:1,900,800". The ratio is determined by computing the number of the smaller units within the stated quantity of larger units. In this example, 30 miles equals 1,900,800 inches (30 mi × 5,280 ft/mi × 12 in/ft = 1,900,800 in), so the map has an approximate scale of 1:1,900,800.
{{Chú thích bản đồ |author = Colorado State Highway Department |date = July 1923 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=czs5AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA10-PA12 |title = New Map Showing the 8,880 Miles Which Comprise Colorado's Primary Highway System |journal = Colorado Highways |scale = Scale not given |volume = 2 |issue = 7 |pages = 12–13 |oclc = 11880590 |access-date = November 18, 2013 |via = [[Google Books]]}}
Note: For dynamic maps without a fixed scale, omit any mention of a map scale. Dynamically generated online maps should also use the access date as the publication date.