COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Bartholomew, John
Date:
1959
Short Title:
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon. Plate 34, V. II
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Publisher:
John Bartholomew & Son LTD.
Publisher Location:
Boston
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher Location:
Boston
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
49
Obj Width cm:
61
Scale 1:
2,500,000
Note:
Full color map. Relief shown by gradient tints and spot heights in feet. Depth shown by gradient tints and soundings. Prime meridian is Greenwich. No. 1721, and Jan. 59, marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner.
Country:
Iraq
Country:
Jordan
Country:
Lebanon
Country:
Syria
Region:
Southwest Asia
Full Title:
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon. 1:2,500,000. The Geographical Institute Edinburgh. Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C., LL.D. (Copyright), John Bartholomew & Son, LTD.
List No:
1552.097
Page No:
34
Series No:
97
Engraver or Printer:
William Clowes & Son Ltd.
Publication Author:
Bartholomew, John
Pub Date:
1959
Pub Title:
The Times Atlas of the World. Mid-Century Edition, Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C., LL.D. Cartographer by Royal Appointment of the late King George V, Gold Medalist of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Volume II, South-West Asia & Russia, containing Afghanistan, Arabia, Arctic Ocean, Ceylon, Greenland, India, Indian Ocean, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, etc. With an Index-Gazetteer. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1959.
Pub Note:
Published in 5 volumes, 1955-1959, with 122 colored double page map sheets, and a comprehensive index of over 200,000 names. Because of the long production times involved in the work of compiling the detailed maps, the volumes were arranged in continental groupings with volume III, North Europe, coming out first, followed by another volume each year. V.1. The World, Australasia & East Asia --V.2. South-West Asia & Russia --V.3. Northern Europe --V.4. Southern Europe & Africa --V.5. The Americas. with an Index-Gazetteer. Bound in red linen, with label stamped in real gold reading "The Times Atlas of the World, Mid-Century Edition."
Pub List No:
1552.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
122
Pub Height cm:
50
Pub Width cm:
33
Image No:
1552097
Authors:
Bartholomew, John
Link To Source
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon. Plate 34, V. II
