Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: British Empire
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Author:
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Raisz, Erwin
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Date:
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1944
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Short Title:
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British Empire
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Publisher:
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Global Press Corp.
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Publisher Location:
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New York
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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34
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Obj Width cm:
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25
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Scale 1:
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None shown
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Note:
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Color maps. Accompanied by text, and chart of British Commonwealth of Nations. Relief shown pictorially. With paper dust jacket. On the jacket it states that this is an "entirely new kind of atlas - A beautiful and informative book of 'global' maps, giving a plane's-eye view of tomorrow's geography..."
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Reference:
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P7191.
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World Area:
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Europe
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Country:
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Great Britain
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Full Title:
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British Empire. (to accompany) Atlas Of Global Geography. By Erwin Raisz. Lectures in Cartography, Institute Of Geographical Exploration, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ... Global Press Corporation, Publishers. New York, N.Y. Sole Distributors: Harper & Brothers, New York. (on verso) Copyright 1944, by Global Press Corporation.
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List No:
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0744.023
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Page No:
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39
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Series No:
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23
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Publication Author:
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Raisz, Erwin
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Pub Date:
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1944
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Pub Title:
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Atlas of Global Geography. By Erwin Raisz ... Global Press Corporation, Publishers. New York, N.Y. Sole Distributors: Harper & Brothers, New York. (on verso) Copyright 1944, by Global Press Corporation.
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Pub Reference:
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P7191.
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Pub Note:
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Maps in color. With paper dust jacket. On the jacket it states that this is an "entirely new kind of atlas - A beautiful and informative book of 'global' maps, giving a plane's-eye view of tomorrow's geography..." Inside dust jacket's back cover: short biography of Dr. Edwin Raisz, Photo by Backarch. Raisz perfected a unique style of hand drawn cartography that was a great contribution to 20th century cartography. More information about him may be found at www. raiszmaps.com
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Pub List No:
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0744.000
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Pub Type:
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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64
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Pub Height cm:
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34
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Pub Width cm:
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26
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Image No:
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0744023
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Authors:
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Raisz, Erwin
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