(Text Page to) Preface: The Times Atlas of the World. Mid-Century Edition, Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C., LL.D. Cartographer by Royal Appointment of the late King George V, Gold Medalist of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Volume V, The Americas, Containing : Arctic America, Canada, United States of America, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Pacific Ocean, etc. With an Index-Gazetteer. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1957.
Discovery of the New World, including references. Volume V - The Americas have now appeared in the series of five volumes which will form the Mid-Century Edition of the Times Atlas. It will be the most up-to-date and authentic atlas of the new world for years to come. The United States, Central and...
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| Summary: | Discovery of the New World, including references. Volume V - The Americas have now appeared in the series of five volumes which will form the Mid-Century Edition of the Times Atlas. It will be the most up-to-date and authentic atlas of the new world for years to come. The United States, Central and East Canada is completely covered by maps at a scale of 1:2,500,000 (approximately 40 mile to the inch). Full color maps, xii, and 24 leaves of plates. Bound in red linen, with label stamped in real gold reading "The Times Atlas of the World, The Americas, Volume V, Mid-Century Edition. 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." |
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