World News of the Week : Monday, Dec. 12, 1949. Covering period Dec. 2 to Dec. 8. Volume 12, No. 15. Published and copyrighted (weekly), 1949, by News Map of the Week, Inc., 1512 Orleans Street, Chicago, Illinois. Published in two sections : Section one. Lithographed in U. S. A.

• Main Author: News Map of the Week, Inc.
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: News Map of the Week, Inc. 1949
• Subjects: Pictorial map; Political; Historical; Data Visualization; Orleans; Antarc*; Antarctica
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Lithographed world map, in color. Shows political boundaries and significant events from December 2 to 8, 1949. Relief illustrated with hachures. Includes information on recent air crashes across the globe, with explanation, as well as descriptive text throughout, e.g.: Oct. 28 - Air France Constellation (48 persons killed), Azores Islands. Map indexed according to historical notes beneath map. Features photographs, illustrations, and international time zones. With two inset maps: Timetable of Red victories -- (Antarctica : Where eleven scientists are stranded). Map is 56 x 115 cm, on sheet 89 x 120 cm, folded to 31 x 23 cm.