World News of the Week : Monday, Jan. 29, 1951. Covering period Jan. 19 to Jan. 25. Volume 13, No. 22. Published and copyrighted (weekly), 1951, by News Map of the Week, Inc., 1512 Orleans Street, Chicago, Illinois. Published in two sections : Section one. Lithographed in U. S. A. Semi-elliptical map projection used by permission of Denoyer-Geppert Company.
Lithographed world map, in color. Shows political boundaries and significant events from January 19 to 25, 1951. Relief illustrated with hachures. "This semi-elliptical projection may be termed a compromise between the two-dimensional Mercator and the three-dimensional presentation of the globe...
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News Map of the Week, Inc.
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| Summary: | Lithographed world map, in color. Shows political boundaries and significant events from January 19 to 25, 1951. Relief illustrated with hachures. "This semi-elliptical projection may be termed a compromise between the two-dimensional Mercator and the three-dimensional presentation of the globe. It reduces distortion in areas near the pole and maintains a close approximation of proportion in the land and sea areas . " Includes information on "Nucleus of the West European Army," with explanation, as well as descriptive text throughout, e.g.: Portugal : Did not promise to send any troops to Germany. Map indexed according to historical notes beneath map. With two inset maps: North polar cap and ice drift -- Snowslides. Map is 47 x 115 cm, on sheet 89 x 120 cm, folded to 31 x 23 cm. |
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