Also collected are thematic atlases and certain countries given more detailed coverage as identified by proven demand or historical links. China had not been recognised as a case for special treatment at this time. Maps from China were also not easy to acquire. Map supply on an international exchange basis work very well if there is the authority and the material to exchange. WA has been limited to its European and Anglophone heritage and its linkages to international organisations.
Books are readily available commercially and identifiable through the traditional reviewing sources.
Map selection is dependent directly on specific map producers and a few international dealers such as GeoCenter. This last also has the advantage of retrieving maps from geographical and geological texts. A search produced only 10 items between 1980 and 1988. Most of these are available through regular suppliers but it is the larger scale maps which are not listed and not readily available. The Asian Research Service is lis ted under Hong Kong.