Francis
We only have the 'real' 1905 7th ed.
Anne
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>
> It has been several days since I asked for something from you all.
> Now, on behalf of an enquirer in France, could you let me know(through
> Lis-maps - not offlist - please) if anyone has knowledge of a location
> of the following? The details below are taken from a colour photocopy
> of the title-page before my very eyes:-
>
> The world-wide atlas of modern geography, political and physical :
> containing one hundred and twenty-eight plates and complete index /
> with an introduction by J. Scott Keltie. - 7th ed. (rev.). - Scales
> differ. - Edinburgh ; London : W. & A.K. Johnston, MCMXI [1911]
>
> As you may know, the great majority of our atlases and about 95
> percent of our maps are now inaccessibly outstored until the end of
> next year. The BL Map Library catalogue on CD-ROM lists an earlier
> 'real' 7th ed. of 1905. Pete Milne of the National Library of
> Scotland Map Library informs me that they have the 'real' 7th ed. -
> but dated 1909! Will anyone with this particular and specific
> *revised 7th edition of 1911* (NB) stand up and be counted?
>
> And is anyone working on a carto-bibliography/union catalogue of the
> Johnstons' 'World-wide atlas of modern geography ...'? If not - now's
> your opportunity to compile something really useful and time-saving
> for other map librarians!
>
> PS: the draw-back is that the enquirer wishes to complete his copy of
> the 1911 atlas with a photocopy of one plate containing the two maps
> no. 27 (Switzerland) & no. 28 (Germany).
>
> In great anticipation of Good News,
> Francis Herbert
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