Central and East Africa. The Geographical Institute Edinburgh. Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C. Copyright - John Bartholomew & Son, LTD. (inset map) Zanzibar Island.

• Main Authors: Bartholomew, John, William Clowes & Son Ltd.
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1956
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Indian; Greenwich
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Full color map. Relief and depth of water shown by gradient tints. Prime meridian is Greenwich. No. 1266 and Aug 55, marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner. 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."