Bible lands and the cradle of western civilization / compiled and drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society.

Cartographer
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Division [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington : National Geographic Society, 1946.
Description
  • Scale 1:4,000,000. 63.13 miles to the inch ; conic projection, standard parallels 28° and 40°. (E 23°30ʹ--E 53°30ʹ/N 43°30ʹ--N 25°00ʹ).
  • 1 map : color ; 50 x 76 cm

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    Notes
    • Relief shown by shading, hachures, and spot heights.
    • Includes historical or Biblical notes accompanying many place names on main map and insets.
    • Issued with the National geographic magazine, v. 90, no. 6, Dec. 1946.
    • "Lithographed by A. Hoen and Co., Baltimore, Md."
    • Insets: Holy Land today -- Holy Land in Biblical times from Dan to Beersheba -- Jerusalem -- Traditional route of the Exodus -- St. Paul's travels and the seven churches -- The crusades.
    Language note
    In English.
    OCLC
    19932941
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