COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Bartholomew, John
Date:
1956
Short Title:
Central and East Africa, Plate 92, V. IV
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:
62
Obj Width cm:
49
Scale 1:
5,000,000
Note:
Full color map. Relief and depth of water shown by gradient tints. Prime meridian is Greenwich. No. 1266 and Aug 55, marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner.
Region:
Central Africa
Region:
East Africa
Full Title:
Central and East Africa. The Geographical Institute Edinburgh. Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C. Copyright - John Bartholomew & Son, LTD. (inset map) Zanzibar Island.
List No:
1552.234
Page No:
92
Series No:
234
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:
1552234
Authors:
Bartholomew, John
Link To Source
Central and East Africa, Plate 92, V. IV
