Description: A map from 1920 of Oceania and the Pacific on a Mercator's Projection between latitudes 30° N and 50° S, and longitudes 100° E and 140° W of Greenwich. This map shows cities and ports, ocean steamer routes with distances between major ports given in nautical miles, submarine cable routes, telegraph routes, railways, rivers, lakes, coral reefs, and coastal features of the region. This map also shows the foreign possessions of Britain, France, and the United States at the time. The International Date Line and the extreme northern limit of drift ice are shown. A reference key to major islands is included at the top of the map.
Place Names: Regional Pacific Ocean, Anam, Australia, Borneo, China, ' Fiji Islands, New Guinea, New Zealand, Philippine Islands, Siam, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, Tasmani
ISO Topic Categories: borders, political, transportation, kWorldPacific
Keywords: Oceania and the Pacific on Mercator's Projection, borders, political, transportation, country borders, railroads,
water routes, borders, political, transportation, kWorldPacific, Mercator, 1920
Source: , The New Reference Atlas of the World - A New Series of Physical, Political and Historical Maps compiled from Government Surveys and exhibiting the Latest Results of Geographical Research (New York, NY: C. S. Hammond & Company, 1920) 26
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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