COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Imhof, Eduard, 1895-1986
Date:
1969
Short Title:
[Übersichtskarte von Skandinavien].
Publisher:
Schweizerische Konferenz der Kantonalen Erziehungsdirektoren
Publisher Location:
Zurich
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
39
Obj Width cm:
29
Scale 1:
6,000,000
Note:
Overview map of Scandinavia, in 1969. Shows cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands and water depths. Relief shown with shading and spot heights. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, a legend, bar scale and scale statement. With inset map: Island [= Iceland]. Colored lithograph. Map is 39 x 29 cm, on double sheet 44 x 33 cm. (Title taken from table of contents.) Appears in section entitled Skandinavien und Dänemark, Island und Spitzbergen [= Scandinavia and Denmark, Iceland and Svalbard].
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Scandinavia
Subject:
Topography
Full Title:
[Übersichtskarte von Skandinavien].
List No:
14401.064
Page No:
70-71
Series No:
64
Engraver or Printer:
Art. Institut Orell Füssli AG
Publication Author:
Imhof, Eduard, 1895-1986
Pub Date:
1969
Pub Title:
Schweizerischer Mittelschulatlas herausgegeben von der Konferenz der kantonalen Erziehungsdirektoren. Fünfzehnte Auflage, 1969. Bearbeitung und Originalzeichnung Eduard Imhof Dr. h.c., a. Professor an der Eidg. Techn. Hochschule, Zürich. Kartentechnische Erstellung und Druck Art. Institut Orell Füssli AG, Zürich.
Pub Note:
Schweizerischer Mittelschulatlas, by Eduard Imhof; published in Zurich, 1969. Fifteenth edition. Title translates to: Swiss middle school atlas. Bound in board, printed with a topographic map on front cover. With title on both front cover and spine, printed in red. Collation: [I], II-VIII, 1-144 pages. Volume comprised of a title page, table of contents, foreword, explanatory text and 289 maps. Geographic coverage includes world and celestial maps, as well as maps of Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, Russia, India, Africa, North and South America, the United States and the Polar Regions. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, valleys, vegetation, glaciers, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines, islands, water depths and voyage routes of historical explorations. Thematic maps feature topics such as climate, weather, vegetation, glaciers, rivers, oceanography, ethnography, language, religion, economics, natural resources, mining, industry and astronomy. Created for Swiss middle schools.
Pub List No:
14401.000
Pub Type:
School Atlas
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
289
Pub Height cm:
34
Pub Width cm:
23
Image No:
14401064.jp2
Authors:
Imhof, Eduard, 1895-1986
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