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Urban Atlas: Tract Data for Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Contributed by Kenneth Woolley on Oct 24th, 2021. Artwork published in .
Cover of the atlas with data for Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA.–N.J.
Photo: Kenneth Woolley. License: All Rights Reserved.

Cover of the atlas with data for Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA.–N.J.

Gemini Computer is the typeface used on the covers of the Urban Atlas. This series of large-format atlases measuring 22×17 inches was published by the United States Department, Bureau of the Census together with the United States Department of Labor, Manpower Administration, around 1974. The labels underneath the seals are set in all-caps Century Expanded or similar.

Cover of the atlas with data for Washington, D.C. – MD. – VA.
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Cover of the atlas with data for Washington, D.C. – MD. – VA.

The interior typography uses .
Source: www.bolerium.com Bolerium Books. License: All Rights Reserved.

The interior typography uses Univers.

Urban Atlas: Tract Data for Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas 4
Source: www.bolerium.com Bolerium Books. License: All Rights Reserved.

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  • Gemini Computer
  • Century Expanded
  • Univers

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