"Albers conical equal area projection, standard parallels 15° and 42°." Relief shown by shading and spot heights. "Supplement to National Geographic, September 1978, page 326A, vol. 154, no. 3--Middle East." Includes map of "Eastern Mediterranean," 1:1,775,000, and lists of "Geographical equivalents" and "Abbreviations." Text, col. ill., and map of "Early civilizations in the Middle East" on verso.