Such a list is known as either the 'legend' or the 'key' of the map.
Every map has different symbols and meanings to represent a feature. The legend at the bottom of every map has the symbols and their meanings.
Collectively, the symbols, with their meanings, on a map are called a 'legend'.
Collectively, the symbols, with their meanings, on a map are called a 'legend'.
a list of map symbols that tells what each symbol stands for.
Symbol/Symbols
A legend, as printed on a map, is best described as two columns: one showing a list of symbols used on the map, and the second showing a list of their meanings in words. There are other meanings to the word legend: For example: Johnny Cash was considered to be a legend of the Country Music Scene.
The symbol for a field on a map is typically represented by a green area or patch, often accompanied by a pattern or texture that indicates agricultural use. In some maps, it may also be shown as a grid or with icons depicting crops. Cartographic symbols can vary depending on the map's purpose and the conventions used by the cartographer. Always refer to the map's legend for specific symbol meanings.
A list of symbols and their meanings, details of scale and distance, compass points information - magnetic, true, grid north, and so on, is usually found in a map's margin.
The list of a map symbols is called the Key.
You can find it on a legend. The legend might be found somewhere on the map or outside of it.
most map I have seen had the book symbol
You mean symbols, that represent things on a map. Yea, in a legend it shows the symbol and what it represents/symbolises. x]