Carta Jerusalem

{{Short description|Israeli publisher}}

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| founded = 1958

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| country = Israel

| headquarters = Jerusalem

| distribution = Hendrickson Publishers (US)
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| publications = Maps, Atlases

| topics = Bible, Holy Land and the Scriptures, Jerusalem and Religion

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Carta Jerusalem ({{langx|he|הוצאת כרטא}}, "Carta, The Israel Map & Publishing Company, Ltd") is an Israeli publisher of atlases and maps, primarily of biblical topics. Founded in 1958, it is the principal publisher of cartographic material in Israel.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&q=carta+jerusalem+publishing+largest+collection+-manga&pg=PA2212|title=The Europa World Year Book 2003|page=2212|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2003|isbn=1857432274}} Carta publishes Israel's national atlas, as well as road maps for motorists, a bilingual gazetteer (The Toponomasticon: The Book of Geographical Names)[http://mapi.gov.il/en/Heritage/Pages/Important-dates-in-the-history-of-the-Survey-of-Israel-(Previously-Survey-Department-and-Survey-Bureau)-.aspx#sthash.XRQ3f33c.dpuf Important dates in the history of the Survey of Israel (Previously Survey Department and Survey Bureau 1993-2009)] which uses material from Israel's Survey of Israel geographical database, 1:500,0000 scale maps of Israel and Jordan and a digitized map collection on CDs.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n-xZp-QMKCcC&q=carta+map+publish&pg=PA480|title=World Mapping Today|first=Bob|last=Parry|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|page=480|year=2000|isbn=3110959445}} An abridged version of the Toponomasticon is also available as part of a 1:100,000 atlas published in 1994.

It is partnered with Hendrickson Publisher for distribution.[http://www.hendrickson.com/content/carta-jerusalem-bible-maps/ Carta Jerusalem] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031632/http://www.hendrickson.com/content/carta-jerusalem-bible-maps/ |date=November 17, 2015 }} Hendrickson describes Carta as a, "long-established cartographic firm that holds the world’s largest collection of biblical study materials."{{cite news|last1=Lynch|first1=Meg|title=Hendrickson Publishers to Be Exclusive Distributor of Carta (press release)|url=http://www.hendrickson.com/content/2015/02/06/hendrickson-publishers-exclusive-distributor-carta-jerusalem-products-north-american-stores-retailers/|accessdate=16 November 2015|publisher=Hendrickson Publisher|date=6 February 2015}}

Carta is noted for its historical atlases, including the Historical Atlas of Christianity (2001), Historical Atlas of Islam (2002), and the Historical Atlas of the Jewish People (2003), all published in the U.S. and British Commonwealth by Continuum,{{cite news|last1=Weill|first1=Asher|title=Books in the Shadow of Peace|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20030609/34786-books-in-the-shadow-of-peace.html|accessdate=16 November 2015|publisher=Publishers Weekly|date=9 June 2003}}{{cite news|last1=Lottman|first1=Herbert|title=For Jerusalem, A Bustling 20th Fair|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20010528/16636-for-jerusalem-a-bustling-20th-fair.html|accessdate=16 November 2015|publisher=Publishers Weekly|date=28 May 2001}} and for scholarly translations of significant ancient works, such as Eusebius' Onomasticon (2003).

Carta is also the licensed publisher of the Hebrew edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.{{cite book|title=Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel |page=2796|year=1979}}