Carta Jerusalem ( he, הוצאת כרטא, "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'')
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/ref> 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. 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
Continuum may refer to:
* Continuum (measurement), theories or models that explain gradual transitions from one condition to another without abrupt changes
Mathematics
* Continuum (set theory), the real line or the corresponding cardinal number ...
, and for scholarly translations of significant ancient works, such as Eusebius' ''Onomasticon'' (2003).[
Carta is also the licensed publisher of the Hebrew edition of the '']Guinness Book of World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
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References
External links
Carta Jerusalem
Book publishing companies of Israel
Map companies of Israel
Mass media in Jerusalem
Publishing companies established in 1958
1958 establishments in Israel
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