Template:Cite MapQuest
This template is used for referencing maps published by AOL, Inc. through their Mapquest service.
This template is based on {{Cite map}} so it falls into the Citation Style 1 (CS1) series of templates, although it can be set to emulate CS2 style.
Note that unlike paper maps, Mapquest offers dynamic sizing at variable scales. Major citation style guides omit a map scale in that situation so this template does not render any scale output.
Usage
{{Mapquest|url= |title= |access-date=1 May 2025}}
Parameters
- url – the URL for the map in question
- title – a "subtitle" for the map. The link text will appear as "<title>" if "title" is used; otherwise, it will be the page name.
- access-date – the full retrieval date.
- link – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.
- mode – set to "cs2" to use Citation Style 2 output
- ref – to use Harvard-style referencing.
Examples
Normal usage with automatic inclusion of page title (i.e. "Cite MapQuest", which is taken from the template's full page title "Template:Cite MapQuest"):
{{Mapquest |url=http://mapq.st/1FTTMEs |access-date=1 May 2025}}
generates this:
- AOL (1 May 2025). "Cite MapQuest" (Map). Mapquest. AOL. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
Using the optional title parameter:
{{Mapquest |url= http://mapq.st/1FTTMEs |title=Overview Map of M-1 |access-date=1 May 2025}}
generates this:
- AOL (1 May 2025). "Overview Map of M-1" (Map). Mapquest. AOL. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
See also
- {{Bing maps}}, the counterpart to this template for Bing Maps
- {{Google maps}}, the counterpart to this template for Google Maps
- {{Cite map}}, generic