Download Natural Earth II
Natural Earth II terrestrial data comes with several hydrography representations, and without. Version 2C is the author's favorite.

Data hosted by: Florida State University, FREAC


1. Classic map hydrography – WDB2* water bodies, cased coastlines, and rivers
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16,200 x 8,100 pixels, jpeg format, Geographic projection, WGS84 datum, World file)

A)..Ocean with flat blue tint:...Sample....Download (16.5MB).

B)..Ocean with layered depth** tints:...Sample...Download (17.8MB)

C)..Ocean with blended depth tints and shading:...Sample...Download (25MB)

D)..Same as C above without Antarctic ice shelves:...Sample...Download (25MB)


2. Satellite hydrography – MODIS VCF*** water bodies (no casings) plus WDB2 rivers
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16,200 x 8,100 pixels, jpeg format, Geographic projection, WGS84 datum, World file)

A)..Ocean with flat blue tint:...Sample....Download (16.8MB).

B)..Ocean with layered depth tints:...Sample...Download (17.7MB)

C)..Ocean with blended depth tints and shading:...Sample...Download (25.2MB)

D)..Same as C above without Antarctic ice shelves:...Sample...Download (25.2MB)


3. Terrestrial data without hydrography
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16,200 x 8,100 pixels, jpeg format, Geographic projection, WGS84 datum, World file)

A)..Environment colors and relief:...Sample....Download (15.2MB).

B)..Environment colors only:...Sample....Download (11.8MB).

C)..International boundaries:...Sample....Download (2.4MB).


4. Page-size maps
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4,000 x 2,000 pixels, jpeg format, Geographic projection, WGS84 datum, World file)

A).
.Ocean with flat blue tint:...Sample....Download (1.4MB).

B)..Ocean with blended depth tints and shading:...Sample....Download (2.3MB).

C)..Environment colors and relief (no water):...Sample....Download (1.2MB).

*World Data Bank II (WDB2)
**Depths shown at 200, 600, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, 6,000, 8,000 meters

***Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF)