Folded version of a political map of the world at 1:30, 000, 000 from Marco Polo Travel Publishing with countries presented in pleasant pastel colours against light blue seas. Accompanying booklet or the map cover provide an index, time zone map & language groups maps, facts & figures for all the countries, etc. Country names are given as used in the country itself (Al-Maghrib, Türkiye, etc.) but with less familiar names accompanied by their English equivalents. City names are also in the local language (Athína, Dimasq, Al-Qahira), again where necessary with their English equivalents. Names of geographical features on land are in the local languages and/or English; oceans & seas are in English. On land relief shading indicates mountain ranges with main peaks. The map also shows principal road & rail connections, & in selected larger countries (e.g. USA, Canada, Brazil or Australia) internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of states/provinces. On oceans & seas colouring shows the depth & the map shows main shipping routes. Polar Regions are not included beyond coverage of part of the coastline of Antarctica. New Zealand & the central part of the Pacific are shown on both sides of the map for clearer presentation of that region. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. The index, in a separate booklet attached to the map cover,
Includes:: geographical features such as mountains, rivers, etc. Map projection is Van der Grinten. Cartography is from the renowned German publishers Mair Dumont. Map legend
Includes:: English. The booklet also
Includes:: a list of all the countries with their flag, area, population, etc, & the map cover provides maps with time zones & language groups, plus a table showing distances & flying times between selected main cities.