COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Denoyer-Geppert Company
Author:
News Map of the Week, Inc.
Date:
1944
Short Title:
World News of the Week : Monday, Oct. 30, 1944.
Publisher:
News Map of the Week, Inc.
Publisher Location:
Chicago
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
51
Obj Width cm:
115
Scale 1:
45,000,000
Note:
Lithographed world map, in color. Shows political boundaries and military events of World War II, from October 20 to 26, 1944. Relief illustrated with hachures. "This semi-elliptical projection may be termed a compromise between the two-dimensional Mercator and the three-dimensional presentation of the globe. It reduces distortion in areas near the pole and maintains a close approximation of proportion in the land and sea areas ... " Descriptive text throughout, e.g.: A.T.C. completes year of operation without fatal accident. Map indexed according to historical notes beneath map. With inset map: The week of war : Philippines; Spain; Italy; East Prussia; Holland. Map is 51 x 115 cm, on sheet 89 x 120 cm, folded to 31 x 23 cm.
World Area:
World
Country:
Philippines
Country:
Spain
Country:
Italy
Country:
Prussia, East (Poland and Russia)
Country:
Netherlands
Event:
World War II
Subject:
Pictorial map
Subject:
Military
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
World News of the Week : Monday, Oct. 30, 1944. Covering period Oct. 20 to Oct. 26. Volume 7, No. 9. Published and copyrighted (weekly), 1944, by News Map of the Week, Inc., 1512 Orleans Street, Chicago, Illinois. Published in two sections : Section one. Base map copyrighted by Denoyer-Geppert Company.
List No:
14184.000
Publication Author:
Denoyer-Geppert Company
Publication Author:
News Map of the Week, Inc.
Pub Date:
1944
Pub Title:
World News of the Week : Monday, Oct. 30, 1944. Covering period Oct. 20 to Oct. 26. Volume 7, No. 9. Published and copyrighted (weekly), 1944, by News Map of the Week, Inc., 1512 Orleans Street, Chicago, Illinois. Published in two sections : Section one. Base map copyrighted by Denoyer-Geppert Company.
Pub List No:
14184.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
89
Pub Width cm:
120
Image No:
14184000.jp2
Authors:
Denoyer-Geppert Company; News Map of the Week, Inc.
