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Scarborough's map of the world

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Title
Scarborough's map of the world
Alternative Title
  • Map of the world
  • Scarboroughs map of the world
Creator
Scarborough Company  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:26,000,000. At equator  
Coordinates
W 180°--E 180°/N 82°--S 63°
Place of Publication
London (England)
Publisher
Scarborough Company  
Date of Publication
1907  
Extent
2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color
Dimensions
99 x 93 cm and 99 x 86 cm, on sheet 106 x 101 cm, folded in case 27 x 14 x 1.6 cm
Notes
  • "No. 637."--Upper margin of map of the Americas.
  • Includes directories of "Principal ocean steamship lines," distance tables for steamship routes, special legends for commerce, imports, and exports, indexed lists of British and American consulates, 2 scales of nautical miles at different latitudes, and statistical tables: Armies of principal countries -- Navies of principal countries -- Countries, area, and population.
  • Differs from edition also issued in 1907 in that it lacks illustrations of "flags of the world" and portraits of the "principal rulers of the world."
  • "Copyright 1906, and 1907, by The Scarborough Company, Indianapolis, Ind."
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • Shows color-coded colonizers and their colonies, classified railroads and proposed railroads, steamship routes, sailing routes, ocean currents, extreme limits of icebergs and ice pack, treaty ports, navigable rivers, canals, primary roads, caravan routes, telegraph lines, U.S. and British consulates, and landforms.
Language
English
Genre
Maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954878406805899
Collection Title
American Empire Maps
Collection
American Empire Maps
TitleScarborough's map of the world
Alternative Title
  • Map of the world
  • Scarboroughs map of the world
CreatorScarborough Company  
ScaleScale approximately 1:26,000,000. At equator  
CoordinatesW 180°--E 180°/N 82°--S 63°
Place of PublicationLondon (England)
PublisherScarborough Company  
Date of Publication1907  
Extent2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, color
Dimensions99 x 93 cm and 99 x 86 cm, on sheet 106 x 101 cm, folded in case 27 x 14 x 1.6 cm
Notes
  • "No. 637."--Upper margin of map of the Americas.
  • Includes directories of "Principal ocean steamship lines," distance tables for steamship routes, special legends for commerce, imports, and exports, indexed lists of British and American consulates, 2 scales of nautical miles at different latitudes, and statistical tables: Armies of principal countries -- Navies of principal countries -- Countries, area, and population.
  • Differs from edition also issued in 1907 in that it lacks illustrations of "flags of the world" and portraits of the "principal rulers of the world."
  • "Copyright 1906, and 1907, by The Scarborough Company, Indianapolis, Ind."
  • Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
  • Shows color-coded colonizers and their colonies, classified railroads and proposed railroads, steamship routes, sailing routes, ocean currents, extreme limits of icebergs and ice pack, treaty ports, navigable rivers, canals, primary roads, caravan routes, telegraph lines, U.S. and British consulates, and landforms.
LanguageEnglish
GenreMaps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954878406805899
Collection TitleAmerican Empire Maps
CollectionAmerican Empire Maps

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