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Thanks for sending out these helpful reviews. I note that two of the
three maps lack dates of publications. All other things being equal, I
would suggest that map libraries choose to purchase maps which are dated
and avoid those which are not. Generations of users (not to mention
catalogers) will be greatly appreciative -- Phil Hoehn, Map Collection,
Earth Sciences & Map Library, Univ. of California, Berkeley
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On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Brad R. Green wrote:
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> >From time to time I shall be reviewing various published maps of regions of
> the world.
>
> Today I have chosen to review three published maps of China. I will make
> the reviews available at our WWW site http://www.magi.com/~maps/ for those
> who may wish to access and read the reviews again. All reviews are based on
> my personal observations and some comments may be subjective.
>
> "China" Published by ITMB, Scale 1:6,000,000 Paper size 70 x 97cm or 25.5 x
> 38 inches. Printed on one side, no index of settlements. Cartography by
> Herman Haack of Germany. Publication date not shown. Roads shown in black,
> railways in red. Red also used to label places of interest. Elevation
> clearly shown by shaded relief with numerous spot elevations. The map
> extends far enough west to include the Karakoram highway and Silk route.
> This map includes details of neighboring countries which in the west is
> Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan as well as the corner of
> Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The different Chinese provinces are
> labelled but no borders shown. International borders are clearly shown in
> red. Yellow is used to highlight desert areas. A good map especially for
> travel along the Karakoram highway. In Canada this map is 8.95
>
> "China & Mongolia" World Travel Map Published by Bartholomew. Scale
> 1:6,000,000 paper size 75 x 105 cm or 29.5 x 41 inches. Map printed on one
> side, detailed index of settlements and geographic features printed on the
> reverse. Publication copyright 1994. Roads shown in red, railways in black.
> This is a political map with no indication of elevation or relief features.
> Only a few mountain peak elevations are shown. The provinces are very
> clearly illustrated by using seperate block colours. Inset maps are included
> of Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai. A clear political map with a
> good index. In Canada this map is $ 11.95
>
> "China 1, North Eastern"; "China 2, Northern"; "China 3, Central"; "China 4,
> Southern" A series of maps published by Nelles. Scale 1:1,500,000 paper size
> 50 x 102 cm or 19.5 x 40 inches. Maps are printed on both sides and there is
> no index. Publication date not shown. Absent from this series is a map
> covering western China. Roads are shown in red, railways in dashed red, all
> boundaries are also shown in red tone. These maps use grey shading to show
> relief and some spot elevations. The only other color used is green for all
> non - grey areas. Thanks to the detailed scale these maps are useful for
> travellers, they include distances in kilometers between cities and marked
> points. The lack of a western China map is a pity and the limited use of
> colour does not help in its clarity. In Canada these maps are $ 11.95
>
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> Brad Green
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