Elegant physical map of the world (139 x 81cm / 4ft 7” x 2ft 8”) with land masses in light shades of greens & yellows & subtle relief shading. This is an * English edition* from the Swiss publishers Kümmerly+ Frey, renown for their high quality world maps, with English names used throughout. The map provides names of a large number of geographical
Features: mountain ranges, plateaux, deserts, etc., as well as peak names with heights in metres. Political boundaries (and in larger countries internal administrative boundaries) are shown less prominently than on other physical world maps On oceans selected shipping lanes are marked. Central Pacific, from Alaska/ Siberia to New Zeal&, is repeated on both sides of the map for better presentation of that region. Projection is van der Grinten.* This map is also available encapsulated, plus in a larger size (188.5 x 110cm / 6ft 2” x 3ft 8” approx.).