This colorful and detailed map of the West Indies features inset maps of over two dozen islands, as well as ocean bathymetry, currents, and prevailing winds. Operation Bootstrap was the name given to ambitious projects which rapidly industrialized Puerto Rico in the 1950s, shifting the region’s economy from agriculture to manufacturing. Published in December 1962 with the article “Puerto Rico’s Seven-league Bootstraps.”
Map Size: 25″ x 19″
Published: 1962