Abstract
THIS map of Europe, on a scale of i to 5,500,000, is designed to show the political boundaries and the chief lines of communication by land and sea. It makes no attempt to show the surface features of the land, and in that respect is open to criticism, although the adequate depiction of relief would certainly necessitate a reduction in the number of names. As regards boundaries, railway lines, and place-names, the map is full and accurate. We note, however, that the small States San Marino and Liechtenstein are shown by distinct colours, but are not named, while the principality of Monaco is named, but not indicated as an independent State. The map extends no farther north than about lat. 60° N., with the result that the new Finno-Russian boundary with the Finnish outlet to the Barents Sea cannot be shown. On the east its limits exclude the greater part of the Caucasus and the new States in that region. There is a small inset map showing the boundaries in 1914. The excellence of the colour printing and the legibility of the names make this a useful map for general reference purposes.
Bartholomew's General Map of Europe, showing Boundaries of States according to Treaties, 1921.
Size 35 in. × 23 in. (Edinburgh: J. Bartholomew and Son, Ltd., 1921.) 1s. net.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Bartholomew's General Map of Europe, showing Boundaries of States according to Treaties, 1921. Nature 109, 204 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109204a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/109204a0