COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Bartholomew, John
Date:
1956
Short Title:
Book Cover: Mid Century Edition of the Atlas of the World, V. IV
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Publisher Location:
Boston
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
John Bartholomew & Son LTD.
Publisher Location:
Boston
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
50
Obj Width cm:
33
Note:
Paper dust jacket. Volume IV, the second to appear in the series of five volumes which will comprise the Mid-Century Edition of the Times Atlas..., each covering a section of the world, each indexed individually ... Volume III is the first to publish, covers Northern Europe; in 1956, will follow Volume IV, Southern Europe and Africa; in 1957, Volume V, the Americas; in 1958 Volume I, World, Australia, East Asia; 1959, Volume II, India, Middle East, Russia. There are 120 plates, and two frontispieces, uniformly bound, mounted on a red linen cover, lettered in real gold on front and spine.
Full Title:
(Book Cover to) The Mid Century Edition of the Times Atlas of the World, Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C. Volume IV, South Europe & Africa.
List No:
1552.184
Series No:
184
Engraver or Printer:
William Clowes & Son Ltd.
Publication Author:
Bartholomew, John
Pub Date:
1959
Pub Title:
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 II, South-West Asia & Russia, containing Afghanistan, Arabia, Arctic Ocean, Ceylon, Greenland, India, Indian Ocean, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, etc. With an Index-Gazetteer. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1959.
Pub Note:
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."
Pub List No:
1552.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
122
Pub Height cm:
50
Pub Width cm:
33
Image No:
1552184
Authors:
Bartholomew, John
