Sundberg, Edwin L.
1946

Colorful Scarce Coloroto Map Arab League Nations Middle East

Arab League

DESCRIPTION: Colorful "Coloroto" rotogravure (1) map of the Middle East post WWII highlighting the Arab League member nations and prospective nations. Shows the seven nations that comprised the Arab League in July, 1946: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon.

Formed March, 1945, the Arab League's purpose was "… draw closer the relations between member states and co-ordinate collaboration between them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries". (1)

(1) Coloroto is a trade name for a rotogravure used to print multiple colors. According to Google a rotogravure printing system uses a rotary press with intaglio cylinders, typically running at high speed and used for long print runs of magazines and stamps. (Google Oxford languages dictionary. Online).

(2) Pact of the League of Arab States, 22 March 1945. The Avalon Project. Yale Law School. 1998.

Edwin L. Sundberg (1898-1978)


Edwin Sundberg was a staff artist and the Chief Cartographer for the New York based Sunday News newspaper. Sundberg created many colorful and pictorial maps for the paper in the WWII era and later.

CREATOR: Sundberg, Edwin L.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1946

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Saudi Arabia

BODY OF WATER: Red Sea, Arabian Sea

CONDITION: Good.  Centerfold as issued. On newsprint with age-toning as expected. Solid.

COLORING: Printed color.

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 21 " x 14 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 300

PRICE: $250

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