Changing Face
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New Atlas Shows SE Asia's Changing Face
Since 1942 the whole face of South-East Asia has been changed and an up-to-date atlas of the area, now issued by Macmillan, is long overdue.
Countries covered are Philip pines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indo-China and Burma.
Maps include not only political areas but climate, vegetation, agriculture, popula tion, minerals, industries and communications. There are town plans for the larger cities.
It is interesting to note that the compilers, thorough though they have been, did not catch up with the West New Guinea capital’s second change of name in two years. They have it as Kota Baru (Hollandia) instead of Sukarnapura (Kota Baru) (Hollandia).
This excellent production will be of great use to those con cerned with this increasingly important part of the world.
(Atlas Of South-East Asia.
Macmillan. 80/-.)