(Acknowledgments to) The Times Atlas of the World. Mid-Century Edition, Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C., M.A. Cartographer by Royal Appointment of the late King George V, Gold Medalist of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Volume IV southern Europe and Africa, Containing: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Danube Lands, Greece, Egypt, Mediterranean Islands, North, west, Central and East Africa, South Africa, The Atlantic Ocean. With an Index-Gazetteer. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1956.

With list of authorities who have contributed to the greater reliability and usefulness of this volume. 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...

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Main Authors: Bartholomew, John, William Clowes & Son Ltd.
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1956
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Summary:With list of authorities who have contributed to the greater reliability and usefulness of this volume. 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."