Description: A map showing commercial development throughout the world in 1915. This map is color-coded to show land areas at the time engaged in international commerce (dark orange), regions capable of commercial development, but at the time undeveloped (light orange), regions open to commercial enterprise only during the summer months Green), barren and desert regions incapable of commercial development (white), seas open to navigation throughout the year (dark blue), and seas filled with ice in winter, and only open to navigation in the summer (light blue). Major railways and steamship routes are shown, with distances between major ports given in nautical miles. Outward and homeward tracks for steamship travel are shown with dates, as well as outward and homeward sail ship tracks with dates of prevailing trade winds. A proposed trade route from Auckland to Panama is shown. Limits of pack ice and drift ice are shown, as well as a mariner's compass.
Place Names: A Complete Map of Globes and Multi-continent, South America, North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, Antarctica, Afric
ISO Topic Categories: inlandWaters,
oceans,
location,
boundaries,
economy
Keywords: Commercial Development of the World, physical, political, borders, statistical, industry, economy, kEconomic, physical features, country borders, industry, inlandWaters,
oceans,
location,
boundaries,
economy, Unknown, 1915
Source: J.G. Bartholomew, A School Economic Atlas (London, England: Oxford University Press, 1915) 10-11
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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