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Source Description
The Central Intelligence Agency is known for publishing high quality and detailed general reference maps. This map of China, made during the height of the Cold War, is no exception. In addition to the detailed representation of settlements, topographical features, waterways, and provincial boundaries, the alphabetical gazetteer on the back locates, with precision, some 2,500 Chinese cities and towns.
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Document identity
localId
3f463881m
label
China
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f463881m
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
China
description
The Central Intelligence Agency is known for publishing high quality and detailed general reference maps. This map of China, made during the height of the Cold War, is no exception. In addition to the detailed representation of settlements, topographical features, waterways, and provincial boundaries, the alphabetical gazetteer on the back locates, with precision, some 2,500 Chinese cities and towns.
date
["[1979]"]
year
1979
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000155
creators
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
China--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Asia
China
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
China
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C
publisher
CIA
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
35
schema:longitude
105
extent
1 map : col. ; 42 x 49 cm.
notes
Relief shown by spot heights.
Depths shown by bathymetric tints.
"Base 504301 12-79 (544061)."
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004.
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no
dcId
3f463881m
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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cfa9af542b654b8b