Collection search - Commercial & strategic chart of the British Empire on Mercators Projection by J.G. Bartholomew F.R.G.S. The Edinburgh Geographical Institute. John Bartholomew & Co. [cartographic material]

The map portrays the entire globe, differentiating between countries in the British Empire and other countries and dividing both into regions at present commercially developed, those capable of being developed and barren regions. It also shows principal routes of British commerce, British naval and coaling stations, other British coaling ports, railways, caravan routes, telegraph cables, and principal exports. Notes on the map indicate that the map was "specially designed for Mr. Parkin's: Imperial Federation and that "The ideas suggested by this map are fully dealt with in Mr. Parkin's books: The Problem of National Unity ... and Round the Empire". The map orginally was located in the Sir Geo. R. Parkin Papers. The date supplied is the date of publication of Imperial Federation.
See also: B/10000/[1892]