COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Early World Maps. Pergamon World Atlas.
Obj Height cm:
40
Obj Width cm:
58
Note:
Small facsimile images of seventeen "world" maps from Babylonian period to 1870.
Full Title:
Early World Maps. Pergamon World Atlas.
List No:
0737.014
Page No:
10-11
Series No:
14
Pub Date:
1968
Pub Title:
Pergamon World Atlas. Pergamon Press. Oxford, London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Paris, Braunschweig, Tokyo. P.W.N. - Poland. Polish Scientific Publishers. Warszawa. 1968.
Pub Note:
This is the English edition of the Polish Atlas Swiata. This massive atlas (weighing nearly 5.5 kilograms and containing 48 square meters of maps) is of high cartographic and aesthetic quality, and provides a rich assortment of thematic (over 400) as well as hundreds of physical and political maps. Includes pictures of the flag and a synopsis for each country. Liberal yet tasteful and effective use of tinted colors, especially for topography and bathymetry. Rich use of symbolism creatively conveys the data in a clear manner. Many maps of urban areas. Printed on beige paper. Printed in Warsaw, Poland. Book No. 08 001958 7. Post and screw binding coupled with frequent use of fold-out maps eliminates any problem with the gutter.
Pub List No:
0737.000
Pub Height cm:
41
Pub Width cm:
33
Image No:
0737014
Publisher Location:
Oxford
Publisher:
Pergamon Press
Type:
Atlas Map
World Area:
World
Engraver or Printer:
Wojskowe Zaklady Kartograficzne
Publication Author:
Polish Army Topography Service
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Polish Army Topography Service
Date:
1967
Early World Maps. Pergamon World Atlas.
