The Orient. 1:55,000,000. Transverse Mercator Projection, Centered on Meridian. 135 (degree) E. Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C., LL.D. The Geographical Institute Edinburgh. Copyright, John Bartholomew & Son, LTD.

Full color map. Note: Names underlined indicate larger scale inset map on plate 9. Island Ggroups East of the international Date Line are shown in volume V, plate 120. Insets: Marshall Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1:10,000,000. New Hebrides and New Caledonia, 1:7,500,000. Fiji, 1:5,000,000....

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Main Authors: Bartholomew, John, William Clowes & Son Ltd.
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1958
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Summary:Full color map. Note: Names underlined indicate larger scale inset map on plate 9. Island Ggroups East of the international Date Line are shown in volume V, plate 120. Insets: Marshall Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1:10,000,000. New Hebrides and New Caledonia, 1:7,500,000. Fiji, 1:5,000,000. Vanua Levu, Vita Levu, Tonga, Kwajalein Atoll, 1:25000,000. Tongatapu Group, Vav'u Group, 1:1,000,000. Ocean Island, Wake Island Nauru, 1:250,000. Relief shown by gradient tints. Depth shown by soundings. No. 1591, and May 57, marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner. 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."