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National Geographic : 1960 Jul
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The new Atlas contains thirteen 10-color charts, each spread across two pages: A map of North America, a general map of the United States, six large-scale regional maps, separate charts of Alaska and Hawaii, a map of the populous Northeast from Washington to Boston, a display of the Nation's 182 na tional parks and monuments, and another sheet providing greatly enlarged charts of the 12 most popular of these vacation areas. Regional maps in the Atlas overlap gener ously. As a result, many of the 48 contermi nous States-that is, States with joint bound aries-get double coverage. The densely populated parts of Canada along the U. S. border also appear in detail. Much of the new Atlas's value stems from the 32-page index that lists every name printed anywhere on the maps-hamlet or hill, monu ment or metropolis. There are more than 30,000 in all, each identified and located by page number and by guiding coordinates. Maps and index combine to give a mine of information about the rapidly changing United States. The size of type in which a city's name is printed, for example, indicates its relative size. You will see, too, which highways reach ALLAN C. FISHER, JR., (OPPOSITE) AND NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHERTHOMASNEBBIA © N.G .S . Fiery lava, creating 400 acres of new land and wiping out two villages, brings change to the map of Hawaii (page 36). Chief Cartographer James M. Darley checks last-minute revisions. The National Geographic Atlas of the Fifty United States represents a tremen dous amount of painstaking handiwork and geographic research. Because much of the cost of producing it has been borne by The Society's Atlas Map program, this outstand ing publication can be offered to members for only $6.75. Copies may be ordered from the National Geographic Society, Dept. 44, 16th and M Streets, N. W., Washington 6,D.C. it, how railways serve it, what historic sites or points of interest are near by. So up to date is such information that the maps include loca tions of intercontinental missile bases recently made public by the U. S. Air Force. Both in my work and at home I have found that getting "the Atlas habit" is like making a friend of the dictionary: through frequent use each becomes a pleasant companion, a sharpener of knowledge. "Hottest spot in the Nation today was at Stovepipe Wells in California's Death Valley," the newscaster reports. Reach for your Geo graphic Atlas-and turn a statistic into a place. "How far is Alaska from here?" your seventh-grader wonders. Open your Geo graphic Atlas-and a growing mind absorbs another fact. "Where shall we vacation this summer?" the family asks. "Find a site for a branch office in the Southwest," the interoffice memo says. In your hands your Geographic Atlas becomes a planning guide, a valuable supple ment to a utilitarian road map. The Atlas is, in short, a reference partic ularly designed for this kind of constant serv ice. The maps are bound in durable, dark blue covers of simulated leather that add an attractive touch to shelf or table. Each double spread opens flat, with nothing hidden by the center fold. The most permanent inks avail able and sturdy paper made to the National Geographic's exacting specifications ensure lifetime service of each Atlas chart. Over the years Geographic maps have gone with explorers to the Poles, accompanied mili tary leaders into battle, been used by Presi dents of the United States at their White House desks, served millions of people in all walks of life. Now, in your hands, the new National Geographic Atlas of the Fifty United States can find equally valued use as a handsome, handy reference-an authori tative tool for exploring the fascinating face of these changing United States. 133
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