Carta
Carta Jerusalem ("Carta, The Israel Map & Publishing Company, Ltd") is an Israeli publisher of atlases and maps, primarily of biblical topics. Founded in 1958, it is the principal publisher of cartographic material in Israel. Carta publishes Israel's national atlas, as well as road maps for motorists, a bilingual gazetteer (The Toponomasticon: The Book of Geographical Names) which uses material from Israel's Survey of Israel geographical database, 1:500,0000 scale maps of Israel and Jordan and a digitized map collection on CDs.
Also recorded as Carta Yerûšālayim · Carta, ha-Hevra ha-yisreelit lemappot ulhozaa la-or · Carta Jerusalem · Map and Publishing Company Yerûšālayim
Carta
- Founded
- 1958.
- Headquarters
- Jerusalem.
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Carta Jerusalem ("Carta, The Israel Map & Publishing Company, Ltd") is an Israeli publisher of atlases and maps, primarily of biblical topics. Founded in 1958, it is the principal publisher of cartographic material in Israel. Carta publishes Israel's national atlas, as well as road maps for motorists, a bilingual gazetteer (The Toponomasticon: The Book of Geographical Names) which uses material from Israel's Survey of Israel geographical database, 1:500,0000 scale maps of Israel and Jordan and a digitized map collection on CDs.
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An abridged version of the Toponomasticon is also available as part of a 1:100,000 atlas published in 1994. It is partnered with Hendrickson Publisher for distribution. Hendrickson describes Carta as a, "long-established cartographic firm that holds the world’s largest collection of biblical study materials." Carta is noted for its historical atlases, including the Historical Atlas of Christianity (2001), Historical Atlas of Islam (2002), and the Historical Atlas of the Jewish People (2003), all published in the U.S. and British Commonwealth by Continuum, and for scholarly translations of significant ancient works, such as Eusebius' Onomasticon (2003). Also the licensed publisher of the Hebrew edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
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• Status — Active • Founded — 1958 • Country — Israel • Headquarters — Jerusalem • Distribution — Hendrickson Publishers (US) Marston Book Services (UK) • Publications — Maps, Atlases • Topics — Bible, Holy Land and the Scriptures, Jerusalem and Religion • Url — http: carta-jerusalem.com/
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1958
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Carta de los Editores, Sintaxis, 2024
Las disputas internacionales y la carta de las Naciones Unidas, Foro Internacional, 1970
Carta ao editor, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1983
Carta dels editors, BiD: Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentació, 2023
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- 1.Marston Book Services.
- 2.Taylor & Francis. The Europa World Year Book 2003. 2212. 2003. 1857432274.
- 3.Important dates in the history of the Survey of Israel (Previously Survey Department and Survey Bureau 1993-2009)
- 4.Parry, Bob. World Mapping Today. Walter de Gruyter. 480. 2000. 3110959445.
- 5.Carta Jerusalem
- 6.Lynch, Meg. Hendrickson Publishers to Be Exclusive Distributor of Carta (press release). Hendrickson Publisher. 6 February 2015.
- 7.Weill, Asher. Books in the Shadow of Peace. Publishers Weekly. 9 June 2003.
- 8.Lottman, Herbert. For Jerusalem, A Bustling 20th Fair. Publishers Weekly. 28 May 2001.
- 9.Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel. 2796. 1979.
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