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Hong Kong map
ITM# 561
Published by ITM / Universal Publications (Hong Kong)
ISBN 0921463561
Price CDN$ 7.95
1997 edition
Folded size 4 1/2" x 8" ( 12 x 20 cm)
Stapeled 23 pages and its unfolded size 9" x 8" ( 22.8 x 20cm)
A brave move publishing a map guide like this so quickly after the
reunification of Hong Kong with China. There are many text notes and color
photographs but what makes it especially usefull is that every street is in
both English and Chinese characters. Captions under the photos are in
English only.
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Ethiopia map
ITM# 758
ISBN 0921463758
Scale 1: 2,000,000
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection
Date printed on the map 1998
Stephen Stringall Cartogorapher
Formerly Sojourn Cartographic services, now a division of ITMB
39" x 27" ( 99 x 68.5 cm)
printed on one side and not indexed
Price CDN$ 9.95
An attractive map of Ethiopia with many insets of interesting information
including a street map of Addis Ababa, the national flag and many text
inserts with the history, culture and geography. Hypsometric tints of color
and spot elevations depict elevation. The transportation network including a
detailed network of petrol / gasoline stations and administrative divisions
are all clearly shown.
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Armenia and Azerbaijan
ITM# 030
ISBN 0921463030
Scale 1:650,000
Cartography by Roland W Hardt, Germany
1997
39" x 27" ( 99 x 68.5cm)
printed on one side and not indexed
Price CDN$ 9.95
A clear map of this region bordering on the Caspian Sea and complete with
inset maps of Baku,the Baku region, Yerevan and a map of the ethnography of
this area. There are no text anecdotes on the map however the scale allows
for plenty of detail of the transportation network and administrative
divisions. Hypsometric colors and spot elevations are used to show elevations.
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Uruguay map
ITM# 847
Scale 1:800,000
ISBN 0921463847
Cartography by ITMB / Volker Schniepp
Date: 1997
27" x 35" ( 68.6 x 88.9cm)
printed on one side with no index
Here is an attractive, detailed map of Uruguay with hypsometric colors and
spot heights to show elevations. The transportation network and
administrative divisions are clearly shown. Inset maps of Montevideo and
text insets with translations and the national flag.
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Puerto Rico
ITM# 020
Scale 1:190,000
Date 1997
ISBN 1895907020
Cartography by Frank Gubasta
printed on one side and not indexed
39" x 27" (99 x 68.5cm)
Price CDN$ 9.95
A very clean, even simple looking map and due to the large print easy to
read but it looks rather amateurish. Hypsometric tints with bright pastel
colors show elevations. Insets of San Juan, Ponce, Viejo San Juan, Mayaguez,
Aguadilla and Arecibo as well as an inset of the Isla de Vieques and Isla de
Culebra of the eastern coast.
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