Description: A double hemisphere map of the earth from 1899 showing the eastern and western hemispheres. This mapping convention of dividing the earth, bound by the 20° W and 160° E meridians, shows the "Old World" and "New World" with a minimum disruption of the landmasses.
Place Names: A Complete Map of Globes and Multi-continent, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South Americ
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
inlandWaters,
location,
boundaries
Keywords: East-West World Hemispheres, borders, physical, topographical, physical features,
topographical, country borders, oceans,
inlandWaters,
location,
boundaries, Unknown, 1899
Source: Horace S. Tarbell, LL.D. , The Complete Geography (New York, NY: American Book Company, 1899) 9
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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