World Background for American History Style Guide

Monochrome atlas style with gray halftone water, white land, dark sans-serif labels, filled-dot city symbols, and illustrated hill texture.

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World Background for American History · Harold H. Eibling; Fred M. King; James Harlow

Doubleday: 1968

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Monochrome atlas style with gray halftone water, white land, dark sans-serif labels, filled-dot city symbols, and illustrated hill texture. ✨

Labels ✨

Label typography and visual context
Feature type	Visual context	Label style
inland water		Sans Serif
inland water		Sans Serif
river		Sans Serif
political region		SANS SERIF
political region		SANS SERIF
city		Sans Serif

Symbols ✨

Map symbols and color samples
Symbol role	Visual sample
text
water
basemap
river
region line
boundary