Die Polargebiete : Die Auftleilung der Arktis -- Die Auftleilung der Antarktis.
Two political maps, in black and white, showing the polar regions, including the Arctic Ocean and Antarctica, as well as delineating the geographical reach of the Soviet Union and the British Empire. Each map includes a legend and a bar scale. Scales, respectively: 1:35,714,286 -- 1:62,500,000. Titl...
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Verlag für Literatur und Politik
1930
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| Summary: | Two political maps, in black and white, showing the polar regions, including the Arctic Ocean and Antarctica, as well as delineating the geographical reach of the Soviet Union and the British Empire. Each map includes a legend and a bar scale. Scales, respectively: 1:35,714,286 -- 1:62,500,000. Titles beneath each map, translate to: The polar regions : The division of the Arctic -- The division of the Antarctic. Together, maps are 18 x 30 cm, on sheet 26 x 34 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text on facing page. Alex Radó's political world atlas, Atlas für politik Wirtschaft Arbeiterbewegung, published in Vienna in 1930. Title translates to: Atlas for politics economy labor movement. Bound in green board, with bold graphic design (as continues throughout volume in maps utilizing striking iconography). Collation: 168 pages. Contains 120 individual maps, some of which appear together as sets on single pages. Includes a table of contents and an index, as well as a preface by Fedor Aronovich Rotshtein. Each map (or map set) is accompanied by descriptive text on facing page. Atlas divided into six sections, with the following titles (translated from German): [1] Stages of imperialism, [2] The great powers of the present, [3] The goals of imperialism, [4] The struggle for dominance of the seas, [5] Individual problems of imperialism, and [6] Nationality and Economic Issues. Many of the maps show the geographical reach of imperialist nations - such as the British Empire, the United States and the Soviet Union - delineating their colonies, and areas of influence and interest. Maps trace shifting international boundaries, comparing political powers before and after World War I (1914-1918). Maps also focus on the economies and nationalities of residents within countries around the world. In addition to illustrating the powerful, atlas also displays populations struggling against oppression, as featured in the two final maps: Die Unterdrückten Völker der Welt [=The oppressed peoples of the world] -- Nationale Minderheiten ... |
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