Does this atlas ring any bells? Any information will be gratefully
received.
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I will admit maps have always been interesting to me but I recently picked
up an old hard cover book of maps and being unable to find much information
is what's sparked a deep curiosity. Your website mentions the John
Bartholomew Award which is what inspired me to ask, as the books maps are
all by John Bartholomew&Sons Ltd. The book itself has no IBN or date, some
maps are in color, is complete, the cover is broken but in reasonable
condition and it is titled The Nelson Universal Hand-Atlas 260 maps of the
countries chief cities of the world with index. It was printed in Great
Britain at the Press of the Publishers Thomas Nelson&Sons, Ltd. What
interested me is that in the preface he mentions "the Great War necessitated
revision" and "that reference is given not only the the country in which the
name occurs, but also to its approximate latitude and longitude". He also
goes on stating the addition of an Alphabetical List and a few Statistical
Tables, does this mean this is the first he used these? Where can I find
more information or others interested?
I hope to hear from you soon.
Trish Vincent
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