John Dunton and The works of the learned

The president's map cabinet

“…At the bottom on the wood frame, a brass plate is inscribed, 'Presented to Franklin Delano Roosevelt President of the United States By National Geographic Society'. 4 Inside, maps of the world, the continents and oceans, the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and the other parts of the world were mounted ton rollers (like window blinds), so the Commander in Chief, turning around in his swivel chair, could pull down a map of any area of the world he wished to study (Fig. 7).…”