World News of the Week : Monday, May 14, 1951. Covering period May 4 to May 10. Volume 13, No. 37. 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. Cartographer, H. A. Bauer. Base map copyrighted by American Airlines, Inc.
Lithographed world map, in color. Shows political boundaries and significant events from May 4 to 10, 1951. Relief illustrated with hachures. "This map - an azimuthal projection focused upon the geographical center of the United States - was developed by air-age education research of American A...
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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 May 4 to 10, 1951. Relief illustrated with hachures. "This map - an azimuthal projection focused upon the geographical center of the United States - was developed by air-age education research of American Airlines, Inc." Includes information on "Arab League and Moslem states," with explanation, as well as descriptive text throughout, e.g.: Libya : Arab state - population, 1,137,000. Map indexed according to historical notes beneath map. With two inset maps: (El Salvador) -- (Iceland). Map is 61 x 64 cm, on sheet 89 x 120 cm, folded to 31 x 23 cm. |
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