1960_Africa_Map (Map Service)

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Current Version: 10.81

Service Description: This map was created when many African nations were struggling and winning their independence from colonization. Features country boundaries as they existed on July 15, 1960. Published in September 1960 with three articles including "Africa: The Winds of Freedom Stir a Continent."

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Description: This map was created when many African nations were struggling and winning their independence from colonization. Features country boundaries as they existed on July 15, 1960. Published in September 1960 with three articles including "Africa: The Winds of Freedom Stir a Continent."

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Copyright Text: © National Geographic Society

Spatial Reference:
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Single Fused Map Cache: true

Capabilities: Map,TilesOnly

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• Width: 256
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• Spatial Reference:
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Spatial Reference:
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Full Extent:

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Spatial Reference:
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Min Scale: 1.25E8
Max Scale: 4000000.0

Min LOD: 0
Max LOD: 5

Units: esriMeters

Supported Image Format Types: MIXED

Export Tiles Allowed: false
Max Export Tiles Count: 100000

Document Info:

• Title: 1960 Africa Map
• Author: fbiasi
• Comments:
• Subject: This map of Africa features country boundaries as they existed on July 15, 1960.
• Category:
• Keywords: Africa, southern Europe, western Asia, historical