COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
3
Author:
Soviet Union. Glavnoe upravlenie geodezii i kartografii
Date:
1954
Short Title:
190. Suetskiy Kanal; Beyrut, Damask, Bagdad.
Publisher:
Glavnoe Upravlenie Geodezii i Kartografii
Publisher Location:
Moskva
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
44
Obj Width cm:
27
Scale 1:
500,000
Note:
4 maps on 1 sheet. Including: Suez Canal and Beirut, Damascus and Baghdad cities. Relief shown by shadings and spot heights. Depths shown by gradient tints, isolines and soundings.
Country:
Egypt
Country:
Lebanon
Country:
Syria
Country:
Iraq
City:
Beirut (Lebanon)
City:
Damascus (Syria)
City:
Baghdad (Iraq)
Region:
Middle East
Region:
Suez Canal (Egypt)
Region:
Nile Delta
Subject:
Physical
Full Title:
Суэцкий Канал; Бейрут, Дамаск, Багдад = Suetskiy Kanal; Beyrut, Damask, Bagdad. 190. Atlas Mira : 1954.
List No:
13682.203
Page No:
190
Series No:
203
Engraver or Printer:
Lysiuk, Vasilii Nikolaevich,
Engraver or Printer:
Shurov, S. I.
Publication Author:
Baranov, Anatolij Nikolaevič
Publication Author:
Soviet Union. Glavnoe upravlenie geodezii i kartografii
Pub Date:
1954
Pub Title:
Glavnoe Upravlenie Geodezii i Kartografii MVD SSSR. Atlas Mira : Moskva 1954. (on verso) Izdan po postanovleniyu Soveta Ministrov SSSR.
Pub Note:
First edition of the Atlas Mira (Atlas of the World) was published in 1954. Prepared under the cooperative editorship of A. N. Baranov; V. N. Lysiuk, S. I. Shurov and Sioviet Union. Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography; et al. A second edition of Atlas Mira was published also in English as "The World Atlas" in 1967, Pub list #: 1603.000, with fewer maps of the USSR. First edition published in 1954, it provides complete picture of Earth's hydrography, physical, political and administrative division, settlements, transport and communication. The atlas is divided into 4 main parts: 1- World maps. 2- Maps of the USSR. 3- Maps of the continents. 4- Maps of the Polar regions and Oceans. On the first page of the atlas is a vignette with a world map inside a five-pointed star, depicting the Soviet Union. On reverse of title Page “Издан по постановлению Совета Министров СССР" = Published by decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. The atlas consists of pages of editorial board, preface, table of contents and key to map symbols, with a duplicate sheet, and 283 maps in attractive full color with tints for elevation and sea depth values, most double page with title page and key map and notes. Showing political and administrative boundaries, capitals, major cities, regions, railways, major airports, air routes, submarine communication cables, shipping and exploration routes, distances, canals, rivers, lakes and forests. Bound in the embossed coat of arms of the USSR on the cover, and the title embossed in gold on the cover and on spine.
Pub List No:
13682.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
283
Pub Height cm:
51
Pub Width cm:
34
Image No:
13682203.jp2
Authors:
3; Soviet Union. Glavnoe upravlenie geodezii i kartografii
