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Subject:        Re: Classifying the Mediterranean ?
Date:   Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:21:19 -0400
From:   David J. Bertuca <[log in to unmask]>
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hi Toby,

When you look for natural features, often it pays to look at the
continent(s) that surround them, or that they might be part of or adjacent
to. For the Med,

Class   Cutter  Heading
G5672   M4              Mediterranean Sea

falls into such a category. Start here. Oceans are different. they are in
the 9000s. The Mediterranean is considered more like a bath tub for Europe
and Africa.

David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian
225 Capen Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-1672

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--On Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:14 AM -0500 Maps-L Moderator
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Classifying the Med?
> Date:   Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:16:23 -0500
> From:   Toby Main <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> Or am I missing something here?
>
> There's a  1998 CIA map titled "The Mediterranean Basin."  Sudoc being
> pretty much useless I  am  going to pop a  number out of the G
> schedule.  Except... nothing on the G sked maps, nothing in the index
> for the Med that relates to maps.  No entry in OCLC, but there is a 19th
> century  French map with a geo number of 5672.  Eastern Hemisphere?  I
> don't think so.
>
>
> After fooling with the G schedule a bit, I can't find an entry.  Oceans
> go from South Atlantic (9165) to Indian (9180) skipping over the Med,
> which is arguably one of the most important bodies of water in western
> history, and has been for a long, long time.  What the...? Am I missing
> something? To loosely quote John McEnroe "They cannot possibly be
> serious!"
>
> Help, oh help...
>
> Toby Main
> State Library of New Mexico
> 1209 Camino Carlos Rey
> Santa Fe, NM 87507
>
>