3M Scotch tape is most commonly used adhesive tape in the US. ACE, Home Depot, label their own store brand equivalents with comparable properties.
3M Scotch tapes have different adhesives, different thickness of backing, conformity, different archival properties and life expectations. I have a 4'x6' map of the world I want to hang on the wall in kid's room. It used to be taped to a wall back in Ann Arbor. I forgot what type of the tape exactly I used when. Thin and short-lived packaging adhesive tape didn't work on textured paint.
3M tapes have specific application, consumer and industrial. The packaging tapes are thin and have just enough adhesive to keep the cardboard boxes closed. Sealing tapes are thicker and more adhesive, storage tapes are archival. The masking tapes have extremely conforming crepe paper base and relatively weak adhesive. Duct tapes of varying strength and adhesiveness make waterproof bonds. Electric tapes are non-conductive. Fiber glass base tapes withstand high temperatures. Filament tapes and tear strip tapes add uneven tensile strength for strong bonds and easy removal. Some tapes are designed with clear removal in mind.
The problem is I don't know how to put "taping a huge map to a wall" more generally. To add to the confusion, the same products have different names in stores and in an original 3M catalog. The tape I'm looking for should be thick, conforming and long-lived. It approximately translates in "heavy duty" for strength and "storage" for archival quality.
Scotch Super Strength Packaging tape at $16 for two rolls looks about right. Premium Performance Heavy-Duty Super Clear Packaging Tape for $8 to $10 per roll looks even better. Follow updates.