Relief is rendered with warm hypsometric tints and manual shaded terrain; physical feature labels are generally italic, while political/cultural region labels are upright all caps and city names are heavier with dot symbols.
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Lion 1978 Series
Map credit: 1978 Lion Publishing
2 publishers: 1978–1988
7 titles
  • Lion
    • 1978: Atlas of Bible Times
    • 1978: Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible
    • 1986: Atlas of Bible History: Patricia J. Alexander
    • 1986: Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible
  • Eerdmans
    • 1978: Eerdmans' Family Encyclopedia of the Bible: Pat Alexander
    • 1983: Eerdmans' Atlas of the Bible
    • 1988: Eerdmans' Atlas of the Bible
hypsometric elevationmanual shadingfull-color
Relief is rendered with warm hypsometric tints and manual shaded terrain; physical feature labels are generally italic, while political/cultural region labels are upright all caps and city names are heavier with dot symbols. ✨
Labels ✨
Label typography and visual context
Feature typeVisual contextLabel style
inland waterSans Serif
riverSans Serif
mountainSans Serif
Sans Serif
natural regionSans Serif
political regionSANS SERIF
city Sans Serif
Symbols ✨
Map symbols and color samples
Symbol roleVisual sample
text
water
river
hypsometric tint
other