Bidspirit auction | Carter, H. (Ed.). National Atlas

Carter, H. (Ed.). National Atlas of Wales / Atlas Cenedlaethol Cymru. University of Wales Press, 1989. ISBN 0708307752 A bilingual Welsh and English large-format cartographic work titled Atlas Cenedlaethol Cymru or National Atlas of Wales. Edited by Professor H. Carter with Assistant Editor H. M. Griffiths, the work features a foreword by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. Published by the University of Wales Press for the Social Science Committee of the Board of Celtic Studies, this elephant folio is presented as a collection of loose-leaf sheets within a professional red leatherette portfolio case. The case is finished with gilt-stamped titles in both languages and the University of Wales crest to the front cover. The atlas contains numerous detailed colour plates, including maps, geological sections, and thematic charts covering the physical environment, political development, culture, economic history, land use, industry, and population of Wales. While the title page is dated 1989, the contents page and individual map sheets carry copyright dates of 1980 and 1981. This copy includes additional supplementary materials: a 2004 bibliographic printout from Book Data Premier CD and personal correspondence addressed to Peter J. Murray. Internal sheets are secured by white fabric tie-straps.