MAP RESEARCH BULLETIN NO., 18

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MAP RESEARCH BULLETIN
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Latin American Mapping in Relation to the
1950 Census a the Americas . . .. ... . 1
U. 1950 Edition of Bartholomew's Advanced Atlas
of Modern Geography . a a a a a a a a a a a a . a . 10
III. Brief Notices . 0,00 00 00 00 0 00 00 15'
IV. General Maps for Plotting Purposes . . 0 0 0 0 19
Note: This Bulletin has not been coordinated with the
Intelligence organizations of the Departments of
State, Army, Navy, and the Air Force.
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I. LATIN AMERICAN MAPPING IN RELATION TO THE
1950 CENSUS OF THE AMERICAS
The 1950 Census of the Americas is the first concerted
effort on the part of a large group of nations to procure accurate
and comparable census data for the same year. Since 1943, when
the plan was proposed by Dr. Alberto Area Parrd of Peru, the
countries of the Western Hemisphere have been working together
to establish minimum standards and develop techniques for both
the census enumeration and the final presentation of the data
procured. Though not the primary end result, maps are impor-
tant tools in the planning and operating stages of the census, as
well as for the final, graphic presentation of data. For census
use, it is particularly desirable to have maps that show informa-
tion such as the location of towns and cities, the size of townships,
limits of farms, the distinction' between rural and urban areas,
the area to be covered by an enumerator, and the location of
boundaries between the civil divisions by which the statistics
will be published.
In 1944, the Pan American Institute of Geography and
History recommended that a survey of Latin America be made
by a qualified observer, in order to determine the minimum
cartographic standards necessary for a properly executed
census.
An official estimate, derived from the surveyl indicated
that less than 10 percent of Latin America was covered by large-
scale maps acceptable for census purposes. Substract from that
10 percent the many Brazilian municiplos that have been mapped
1. The survey made by Dr. Jorge Zarur of the Brazilian Institute
of Geography and History in 1946-47 was sponsored jointly by the
Inter-American Statistical Institute, the Pan American Institute
of Geography and History, and the United States and Brazilian
governments.
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at large scale and it immediately becomes apparent that the
remaining countries had little to offer census workers when
the 1950 census was first proposed.
In most of the 20 Republics to the south, many of the
basic locational facts were known only for very small areas.
Few large-scale maps had been made; many of those that
were available were inaccurate, and few were kept up to date.
Civil divisions were changed without being recorded carto-
graphically; places, as well as physical features, were often
Inaccurately located or difficult to find on maps.
Official records of inhabited places were inadequate
or nonexistent. Census organizations and cattographic agencies
usually operated independently, and in both there was a shortage
of adequately trained technicians. For very few Latin American
countries was there map coverage that had been used previously
In a census project, and such maps were inadequate in scale,
accuracy, and detail. Funds for map making were unavailable
to statistical agencies. Any programs for large-scale mapping
that could be promoted were, in most cases, under the direction
of the army, which was more interested in topography than in
administrative boundaries.
The establishment of the Committee on the 1950 Census
of the Americas under the Chairmanship of Dr. Calvert L.
Dedrick was authorized by the Inter -American Statistical Insti-
tute in January 1946. This international committee has held
three meetings, operating on funds provided by the member ,
nations. From the outset, continued backing by the PAIGH has
been expressed, particularly by supporting Resolutions passed
by the Fourth Consultation on Cartography held in Buenos Aires
in 1948.
The statistical representatives from each of the 22
countries in the Western Hemisphere (including Canada and the
US) have guided the Census plans to their fruition during 1950
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and 1951 and have made remarkable progress in the promotion
of international statistical cooperation. Basic minimum Census
standards have been established despite tremendous difficulties,
many of which are unique to a specific locale, and the 1950
Census of the Americas is now underway.
About 150 persons from Latin America have been trained
in the United States under the supervision of four US agencies--
Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Bureau
of Labor Statistics' and National Office of Vital Statistics. Train-
ing funds to assist this program were supplied through the US
Interdepartmental Committee on Scientific and Cultural Coopera-
tion (now Public Law 402 80th Congress, 2nd Session).
Each country conducts and finances its own census, and
determines the general fields to be covered, on the basis of
local capabilities and needs. Although the enumeration of popua
lation received the greatest emphasis during the planning sta.ges,
agriculture and housing counts are planned by nearly all countries,
and Mexico and Brazil will include industry, business, and trans-
portation.
Along with its other tasks, the Committee recognized the
great need for mapping programs in all countries in order to
meet the specific needs of the census. Dr. Zarur's survey in
1946-47 was the result of a year's investigation of mapping
throughout the Western Hemisphere and included consultations
with the statistical and cartographic agencies in all of the coun-
tries involved. His assistance and recommendations set into
action local efforts to remedy the outstanding deficiencies by
making new maps suitable for the planning and implementation
of the census.
In areas such as Ecuador, where no census had ever been
taken and where mapping suitable for a census was practically
nonexistent, the problem was especially great. Under the guidance
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of one of the five consultants sent to Latin America from the
US Census Bureau, a mapping program was developed. Field
teams were sent out to get descriptions, historical notes, and
sketch maps for nearly all parts of the country. These
sketches and field notes will be used to supplement informa-
tion shown on other maps.
In Colombia, the Census Office requested and obtained
the cooperation of schools, and large numbers of sketch maps
were received from communities throughout the country. These,
along with other source material, are being compiled into maps
that will serve the needs of the census.
Similar efforts have been made in other countries for
which the maps available were inadequate. The following para-
graphs give a general summary of the current situation regard-
ing maps available for the census.
Mexico: Although Mexico was better mapped at medium
scales than many countries, large-scale mapping was less
satisfactOry, and coordination was needed between statistical
and cartographic agencies. For over a year, the work of in-
corporating the sketch maps of rural areas into topographical
data already on hand has been in progress. A revision of the
Mexican Statistical Atlas may follow the 1950 census enumera-
tion, which was scheduled to begin in June 1950.
Guatemala: The small cartographic section in the
Direcci6n General de Estadstica has compiled large-scale
maps from sketches and other available sources. These maps
are being used for the census, which was begun in April. Plans
are now being considered for the construction of a composite
map of the entire country, and possibly of an atlas.
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El Salvador: The new Oficina Cartogr?ca in El
Salvador, created in 1947, has the mapping situation well
in hand. Good source materials were available, including
aerial photography flown by the Inter American Geodetic
Survey (LAGS), and personnel of the newly established
agency was trained in the United States. The El Salvadoran
census is scheduled for June.
Honduras: The internal situation in Honduras pre-
cluded its full participation in the census training program
that has been underway for over two years. The country
has no mapping agency, and no progress has been made
toward the improvement of the very inadequate maps cur-
rently available. Census-taking is scheduled for June,
using forms to be filled out by local officials rather than
by area enumerators. Honduras has never used maps in
connection with a census.
Nicaragua: Good quality sketch maps of the principal
cities of Nicaragua have been made during the past year, but
rural maps are inferior in quality, and there is no national
map of NicaraguOt. The country, however, still plans to im-
prove the map situation. The Census enumeration was
scheduled to begin in May.
Costa Rica: The mapping situation has improved con-
siderably in Costa Rica since the establishment of the Instituto
Geogrkico Nacional in 1945. A program was adopted to pro-
vide census maps for all of the provincias and cantones of the
country, and efforts have been made to improve the quality of
city maps. The Costa Rican housing census was taken in
February and March 1950, and the population census in May.
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Panama: Concerted efforts have been made to
assemble adequate data for large-scale maps of Panama.
In addition to information collected by field parties, con-
siderable information is available through records of the
IAGS and the Inter American Highway. Good maps will
probably be available for the census, which is scheduled
for September.
Cuba: In Cuba, census maps are now in progress.
Sketch maps used in the agricultural census in 1945 pro-
vided a basis from which to work. The census date has not
been scheduled as yet.
Dominican Republic: Intensive work by trained
personnel has been directed toward the needs of the Domini-,
can census. Adequate maps are expected to be completed
by the time the enumeration begins in August.
Haiti: A consultant from the US Census Bureau has
been directing surveying parties, which are preparing sketch
maps of the interior of Haiti. Plans provide for the comple-
tion of the survey in June. The census is scheduled for August.
Colombia: As stated, country-wide efforts have been
made to acquire adequate source materials for maps. The
Census Office is working energetically to provide adequate
map coverage for the census, scheduled for September. This
well-organized agency, directed by Sr. Efraim Murcia Camacho,
is a leader in the solution of current mapping problems.
Ecuador: The field teams working in Ecuador have
concentrated their efforts in areas not previously mapped by
the Instittiti) Geogrkico Militar. Although the field teams have
provided only sketch maps, they are of value for filling in gaps
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in the previous coverage. No attempt has been made to
map the Oriente at a scale larger than that of the medium-
scale maps already available. The census is scheduled for
the fall of 1950.
Peru: Peru has some maps that have been used for
previous censuses, but coverage is not complete. Peruvian
agencies have initiated no mapping programs preparatory
to the census, although enumeration is planned for 1951.
Bolivia: Bolivia is poorly mapped, and few of the
maps available are adequate for census purposes. A con-
sultant from the US I3ureau of Agricultural Economics of
the US Department of Agriculture has assisted in the estab-
lishment of a program for obtaining better quality sketch
maps and city plans. Probably not more than half of Bolivia
will be covered by the time of the census scheduled to begin
in August 1950.
Chile: Although Chile is one of the countries best
prepared cartographically for census purposes, no date has
been set for the census. Programs underway in 1946 indicated
good map coverage would be on hand by 1951, if the plans were
carried out.
Argentina: The census of Argentina taken in 1947 is
currently being compiled, and no plans have been announced
for further enumerations. Argentine maps are adequate for
part of the country, and data are probably available to com-
plete the cove-rage, but no statements have been made con-
cerning a mapping program.
Uruguay: No plans for the 1950 census have been
announced by Uruguay, but it is expected that the census will
be taken in 1951. Cadastral maps, which cover all of Uruguay,
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can be used for the census. The country will undoubtedly
do a good job of enumeration.
Paraguay: Although the census is scheduled for
September 1950, no mapping programs are known to be
underway, even though existing maps are extremely in-
adequate.
Brazil: Brazil has clad a very active mapping prof.
gram in connection with the census, which is scheduled for
July 1950. The existence of good urban maps and of complete
coverage of the country by municipio maps should simplify
the problem of census taking.
Venezuela: The technical aspects of the Venezuelan
census are under the direction of Dr. Arca Parr6, who was
Director of the Census in Peru in 1940. Programs are under-
way for a well-organized census, with adequate maps being
prepared by the Oficina CartogrSfica Nacional. This census
is scheduled for November 1950.
From this progress report, it can be seen that the
majority of the Latin American states are including maps as
an integral part of their census programs. The quality of
these maps will vary from country to country, ranging from
accurate large-scale topographic maps to compilations made
from crayon sketches by school children. The quality of the
census mapping will reflect the cartographic development in
a country, the accessibility to source materials, limitations
in budget, the quality of the personnel and technical assist-
ance, physical restrictions to travel (e.g., the mountains of
Honduras and the jungle of the western Amazon area) and,
more particularly, the amount and kind of public and govern-
mental support given to the census program as a whole.
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As yet there are no unified plans for publishing the
mapping data collected for the census. Many of the maps
hastily compiled for census use may never be distributed.
Many others could easily be forgotten once the census
enumeration requirements are over. Some will be used in
the compilations of smaller-scale maps and will provide
more detail than has heretofore been available. Some of
the maps themselves, and many of the compilations made
from them could profitably be used for plotting the data
ebilected.
The 1950 Census of the Americas has provided a
great stimulus for the collection and compilation of mapping
data on a hemisphere-wide basis. The significance of the
cooperative endeavors between ;statistical and cartographic
agencies in the planning and execution of the 1950 Census
cannot be overemphasized. The Fifth Pan American Con-
sultation on Cartography, scheduled to be held in Santiago,
Chile, in October 1950, provides an opportunity for organiz-
ing an international program for utilizing the vast quantities
of mapping materials collected, and for continuing the co-
operation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere.
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IL 1950 EDITION OF BARTHOLOMEW'S ADVANCED
ATLAS OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY
The 1950 edition of the Bartholomew atlas is a
modernized version of the "Oxford Advanced Atlas" of
1942. New adaptations of projections have been used,
a new system of geographic location has been adopted,
different types of subject maps have been emphasized, the
color scheme has been changed, and the number of larger-
scale maps has been increased. The new atlas is available
at the CIA map library, code 143, extension 2596, under
Call No. A000.
The introductory pages of the new atlas explain the
system of geographic location, which is called Bartholomew's
Hour System of Geographical Coordinates. The system is
composed of letters spaced at intervals 15. degrees of longi-
tude each of which is subdivided into 90 numerical units.
Numbers spaced at intervals of 10 degrees of latitude are
divided into 100 units each. The 1800 meridian, which is
associated with the international date line, is the starting
point for the longitude letters which run in sequence (omitting
I and 0) from east to west. The equator is zero of the latitude
numbers; points north are plus quantities, points south are
minus quantitites. The infinite number of decimal subdivi-
sions that may be added to the numerical values permits the
user to locate any point with precision. The introductory
pages also include a list of definitions of geographical terms,
climatic tables, a list of states and their area and population,
charts of world explorations, and an enlarged section on map
projections.
Four new adaptations of projections by Bartholomew
are explained in the introduction. The "Atlantis" equal-area
projection is an application of Mollweide's Homolographic
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projection and is particularly effective for showing World 1
Airways, since the land masses bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean are not interrupted. The "Regional" projection, an
interrupted projection that is designed to combine a minimum
of distortion in shape and area, is used to show world physio-
graphy. Ethnography of the world is shown on three maps on
the equal-area "Nordic" projection, developed from Lambert's
Azimuthal projection. The idea of Goode's "Interrupted"
projection which is applied to the "Re-Centred Sinusoidal"
equal-area projection which is used to show distributions such
as world agriculture, geology, soils, and natural vegetation.
In the new atlas there are 97 pages of maps -- five
more than, in the "Oxford Advanced Atlas" of 1942. Maps of
the North and South Polar regions are enlarged. The coast
line of Antarctica is shown in considerably more detail than
formerly, but even so the new map does not embody all current
information on the configuration of the coast line. The British
version of Antarctic names and claims to territory is used.
The claims of Argentina and Chile are ignored, and no attempt
is made to distinguish between official claims and unofficial
claims put forward by individuals.
Vegetation, population, rainfall, and temperature maps
introduce the map sections for each continent. The vegetation
maps are all new and far more detailed than those of the earlier
atlas. Practically all purely political maps have been omitted.
The hypsometric color scheme has also been materially altered.
Higher elevations are shown by a sequence of colors from
pinkish tan to lavender, and ocean depths are black-blue. Areas
just below sea level are emphasized.
The British Isles are covered in more detail than other
areas. The number of pages devoted to this area is increased
from eight in the "Oxford Advanced Atlas" to nine in the new
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atlas. The geology and temperature-rainfall pages of the
old atlas are combined on a single page. One page is still
devoted to population, but a larger scale was made possible
simply by using the border area for legend and cutting off
the section on Ireland and insetting it on the physical map
of that country. The political map is elinatziated and boun-
daries are emphasized on the physical map. The physical
features of all the British Isles are shown on a series of
seven maps at 1:1,250,000.
New combinations of areas also are shown. The new
de^facto boundaries of Poland and Germany made it necessary
to shift neatlines of the old map eastward; and the Low Coun-
tries are shown on a separate map. Northern Algeria, as
well as Corsica, is now inset on the map of France. On some
of the general introductory maps, Europe and Asia have been
combined on a double-page spread.
Within a country, selected areas are given on page
sized maps. "White Russia and Ukraire? and "Don and
South Urals" in the USSR are shown at 1:6,000,000. In India
and Pakistan, maps of the Punjab and Northwest Frontier and
of the Plain of the Ganges are shown at 1:4,000,000. South-
eastern Australia from Adelaide to Sydney is given at
1:5,000,000.
In the 1950 atlas, both Africa and South America are
more adequately and completely shown than in the earlier
eidtions -- Africa by three overlapping sections at 1:12,500,000
and South America by two. In the earlier editions, only parts
of individual countries were shown in detail, and ttiese parts
were at different scales.
Several land areas might well have been given in greater
detail. The United States, for example, is shown on a double-
page spread at 1:12,500,000, and parts of the country are shown
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at 15,000,000. The states from Missouri to Utah and from
North Dakota to Texas, however, are not shown at the larger
scale. Similarly in Europe, Hungary and Rumania are not
completely covered by a single map, except at 1:10,000,000.
Greenland is shown only at 130,000,000.
Water areas are emphasized in the new atlas. Separate
maps cover the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic, and the Pacific
and the Indian Oceans.
Although the "Advanced Atlas of Modern Geography"
is exceptionally fine, it is to be expected that any such publica-
tion will contain some errors or inconsistencies, of which the
following are noted. (1) The list of "States and Population"
(p..5.) includes more than the self-governing states, but does
not inclnde all political entities of the world. Some of the
areas mentioned, such as Arabia, are not well defined; and
other areas,-suith as Greenland, are omitted entirely.
(2) Preussen has been dissolved, but the name still appears on
the map (p. 48). (3) Many of the railroads shown on the maps
of Africa (pp. 55 andr57 ) do not exist. (4) On the maps of the
USSR (pp. 62 and 63 ), changes in the shontlinezbLtheLCappian
Sea are not shown; the names and boundaries of the Baltic states,
represented as units within the Soviet administration, are in-
correctly shown; and names in the USSR are not transliterated
according to the system adopted by the Permanent Committee
on Geographic Names and the US Board on Geographic Names.
The selection of administrative units in the USSR is poor and
out-of-date, and some of the units are incorrectly designated.
For example, Krymskaya ASSR was abolished and replaced by
an oblast, and both Maritime Oblast and liChabarovsk Oblast have
become kray. Several place name changes of long standing are
not shown, e.g. Elista (Stepnoy). The BAM (Baykal-Amur
Magistrat) railroad is shown as completed, although it is not
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yet constructed. (5) Some Formosan place names are given
In the Japanese form and others in Chinese on the map of the
Far East (p. 64), but Korean forms are not used on the larger-
scale map of Korea (J.. 68). (6) Part of the southern boundary
of Egypt, as shown on the map (p. 74 ), is administrative
rather than international. (7) Several errors have been made
in the alignment of railroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran (pp. 74-
and the boundary of Kuwait Neutral Zone is not shown.
(8) There is no indication of the existence of the state of
Israel on the map of the Levant (p. 76 ).
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III. BRIEF NOTICES
A. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SERIES OF MEXICO.
The first sheets of the new map series at 1:100,000,
entitled Esta.dos Unidos Mexicanos? were published during
the latter part of 1949. The series is being prepared by the
Servicio Geogthico del Ejoircito, Secretaria de la Defensa
Nacional, from topographic field surveys and aerial and
terrestrial photogrammetry. The total number of sheets
in the series will be about 660. The agency hopes to issue
one sheet each month.
The sheets issued ? Celaya, Guanajuato, and Tampico--
are carefully drawn, are printed on good-quality paper, and
show a vast amount of information. Each sheet covers thirty
minutes of latitude and forty minutes of longitude.
Terrain is represented by contours at intervals of
50 meters, by spot heights, and by symbols for cliffs, em-
bankments, and areas of sand, gravel, and lava. Hydro-
graphic data shown include permanent and intermittent
streams, lakes, rapids, falls, hot springs, wells, and swamps.
. Railroads are divided into three classes on the basis
of gauge, and roads into three types according to the character
of the surface; bridges, tunnels, and ferries are shown. Inter-
national and state boundaries, street patterns, airports, tele-
phone and transmission lines, pipelines, canals, and dikes are
clearly presented; and oil wells, oil tanks, mines, quarries,
and light houses are located by symbols.
B. NEW IRANIAN MAP CATALOG.
A copy of the most recent map catalogue issued by the
Geographical Section of the Iranian Army General Staff has
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been received. The catalogue, bearing the Persian date
1328 (21 March 1949 - 20 March 1950), contains index
and sample sheets of Iranian General Staff n*ps, and pro-
vides graphic illustration of the current retarded state of
development of official Iranian, map production.
Indices for seven map series are included --
1:1,000,000; 1:253,440; 1:100,000; 1:84,000; 1:50,000;
1:10,000 (Teheran and vicinity); and selected planimetric
town plans at 1:5,000 and 1:10,000. Only the 1:1,000,000
series provides complete coverage of the country. A sample
sheet from each of the series indexed is included, as well
as two sheets representing series not indexed -- a 1:20,000
sheet covering the northern outskirts of Teheran, and an
aeronautical plotting chart of the northeastern part of the
country at 1:1,393,400 at 39014. The significance, if any, of
the latter unusual scale has not been ascertained.
The town plans and the 1:10,000 series on Teheran and
vicinity appear to represent original Iranian mapping. All
of the others are taken almost entirely from British and
Russian maps of the country. Direct copying is especially
obvious in the cases of the sample sheets of the 1:253,440,
1:100,000, and 1:84,000 series.
The general appearance of the catalogue and the color
reproduction work on a few of the sample sheets show con-
siderable improvement over earlier Iranian maps. The small
amount of original mapping effort, the high degree of depend-
ence on direct copying of foreign maps, and the generally poor
cartographic quality of the maps included provide clear evidence,
however, of the inadequacy of official Iranian map production.
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C. RUHR COAL PRODUCTION MAP.
Coal production in the Ruhr coal region from 1945
to 1948 is the subject of a new map recently received by
the CIA Map Library (Call No. 65111). This map, Die
Feirdernden Zechen Im Ruhrkohlengebiet, 1:100,000, was
published on a single sheet by the Ministerprgsident des
Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landesplanungsbeh8rde,
Dgsseldorf, and will also appear as a plate in the forth-
coming Nordrhein-Westfalen Atlas.
The industrial data presented on this map are over-
printed on a base that shows the pattern of settlement and
distribution of forted areas. Small gritphs placed at the
sites of corresponding mines show the amount and type of
coal produced and the size of the labor force for each of
approximately 130 mines for the years 1936, 1945, 1946,
1947, and 1948. Statistics for 1936, chosen as the last
normal year, were used as the basis for comparison with
postwar statistics. From the giloatihs, production per worker
at each mine can be determined and compared to the prewar
average for the entire Ruhr region. The graphs also show
the striking low production of coal immediately after the
war, followed by a rapid increase in 1947 and 1948. At no
mine, however, was the 1948 production per worker equal
to that of the prewar period.
The areal expansion of mining, since 1850 -- from
the Ruhr River district northward and to the east and west
is shown in an inset. The text in the margin of the map
states that the mines in the recently developed Lippe district,
the northernmost extension of the Ruhr mining region, in 1948
produced 48 percent of the total, whereas those in the Emecher
and the Ruhr districts produced 46 and 6 percent, respectively.
Data shown on the map seem to contradict this statement, but
the limits of the districts are not defined in the text or on the
map.
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Mining statistics for the entire Ruhr coal region
are given in a series of seven graphs in the margin. Pro-
duction, labor force, and output per shift are shown by
annual averages from 1850 to 1948 and by monthly averages
from 1945 to 1948. Four graphs show the proportions of
each type of coal produced in 1948 and in 1936, the disposi-
tion of production, the proportion of the total amount sold
to consumer groups that goes to each group, and the distri-
bution of total exports in percentage by country of destina-
tion. Another graph shows the proportion of the total coal
production of 1936 that was produced by each of the leading
mining enterprises.
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IV. GENERAL MAPS FOR PLOTTING PURPOSES
Part 3
This is the last in the series of lists of maps
suitable for plotting purposes that are available for distri-
bution in the CIA Map Library. This list includes maps of
Africa, Latin America, the Arctic regions, and the world
as a whole. Map Research Bulletin, No. 16, contained a
similar list of maps for the USSR and Europe and No. 17
for the Near East and the Far East (including India and
Pakistan).
Information shown on most of the maps listed below
Includes : first-order internal administrative divisions,
hydrography, and transportation routes. Retention copies
of maps needed by the requester may be obtained by tlalling
code 143, extension 2596.
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Map Number
AFRICA
Title
Scale
10927
Bechuanaland
1: 6,600,000
11275
Ethiopia, Eritrea, British, French,
and Italian Somaliland
1: 7,500,000
11268
Ethiopia, Eritrea, British, French,
and Italian Somaliland
1: 3,500,000
11107
French and Spanish North Africa
1:15,000,000
11106
French West Africa
1:15,000,000
11059
Madagascar ? Political Divisions
1: 4,000,000
10761
Madagascar -- Political Divisions
1: 3,000?000
10922
South-West Africa
1: 6,338,000
10921
Union of South Africa
1:3,000000
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THEI ARCTIC REGIONS
Title
Scale
11332.1
Alaska
1: 9,750?000
11330.1
Alaska
1: 3,500,000
11342
Greenland
1:11,250?000
11340
Greenland
1: 2,800?000
11329
Iceland
1: 2,500,000
11327
Iceland
1: 750,000
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LATIN AMERICA
Map Number
Title
Scale.
10713
10713.1
10384
10911
10911.1
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina -- Civil Divisions
Bolivia
Bolivia
1: 8,500,000
1: 5,500,000
1: 6,500,000
1: 5,250,000
1: 2,000,000
11206.1
Brazil
1:20,000,000
11204.1
Brazil
1: 7,240,000
10722
Brazil
1:15,000,000
10722.1
Brazil
1: 8,500,000
11301
British Honduras
1: 1,000,000
11301.1
British Honduras
1: 500,000
11065
Chile
1: 8,000,000
11065.1
Chile
1: 4,500,000
10959
Colombia
1: 6,750,000
10959.1
Colombia
1: 3,000,000
11215
Costa Rica
1: 1,350,000
11215.1
Costa Rica
1: 150,000
11223
Cuba
1: 1,600000
10696
Ecuador
1: 3;000?0.00
10696.1
Ecuador
1: 1,500,000
11213
Guatemala
1: 1,700,000
11213.1
Guatemala
1: 1,000,000
10728
Mexico
1: 9,000?000
10728.1
Mexico
1: 5,000?000
11218
Nicaragua
1: 2,000,000
11218.1
Nicaragua
1: 1,000?000
11217'
Panama
1: 1,700?000
11217.1
Panama
1: 1,000,000
11066
Paraguay
1: 3,500,000
11066.1
Paraguay
1: 2,000,000
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Latin America cont.)
Map Number
Title Scale
10721
Peru
1: 8,000,000
10721.1
Peru
1: 4,000,,000
10714
Uruguay
1: 2,500,000
10714.1
Uruguay
1: 1,500,000
10720
Venezuela
1: 5,000,000
10720.1
Venezuela
1: 2,500,000
11194.1
Venezuela
1: 6,000,000
11192.1
Venezuela
1: 7,240,000
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Map Number
THE WORLD
Title
11197 Boundary And Territorial Changes,
1945-1949
10199 Land Hemisphere
10200 Pacific Ocean Hemisphere
10420 The World (available in six plate
combinations)
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1:80,000,000
1:30,000,000
1:30,000,000
1:30,000,000
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Map Number
THE WORLD
Title
11197 Boundary And Territorial Changes,
1945-1949
10199 Land Hemisphere
10200 Pacific Ocean Hemisphere
10420 The World (available in six plate
combinations)
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1:80,000,000
1:30,000,000
1:30,000,000
1:30,000,000
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