The Intrepid Traveller » Atlas http://theintrepidtraveller.com Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Atlas of the World: Sixteenth Edition (Hardcover) http://theintrepidtraveller.com/atlas-of-the-world-sixteenth-edition-hardcover.html http://theintrepidtraveller.com/atlas-of-the-world-sixteenth-edition-hardcover.html#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:16:10 +0000 http://theintrepidtraveller.com/2009/11/atlas-of-the-world-sixteenth-edition-hardcover/ Atlas of the World: Sixteenth Edition

Amazon.com Review
The only world atlas updated annually, the fifteenth edition of Oxford’s Atlas of the World offers exceptional value at a reasonable price. Full of crisp, clear cartography, it contains maps of 69 cities and nearly 100 different regions around the globe as well as striking satellite views of the Earth’s surface.Take a Look at the Stunning Illustrations in The Atlas of the World (Click on images to enlarge) Topography of Europe Topo (more…)

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Review
“This edition features more current content than its nearest competitor…and offers all libraries outstanding value for the same low price. Recommended for all libraries.” –Library Journal

The New Concise World Atlas, Second Edition offers a sweeping look at the world in a fresh, clear manner, opening with six pages of compiled statistics on world population, climate and geography, all important points of reference for the global citizen. The highly illustrated “Earth (more…)

]]> http://theintrepidtraveller.com/new-concise-world-atlas-hardcover.html/feed 0 National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World (Hardcover) http://theintrepidtraveller.com/national-geographic-visual-atlas-of-the-world-hardcover.html http://theintrepidtraveller.com/national-geographic-visual-atlas-of-the-world-hardcover.html#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:01:27 +0000 http://theintrepidtraveller.com/?p=14 National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World

From Booklist
*Starred Review* A major publisher of geographic sources has produced an atlas with a twist. It has the usual atlas features but emphasizes the more than 850 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 1987 National Geographic published Our World’s Heritage, describing the sites at that time. They now celebrate in more detail “the great cultural, natural and human diversity of the planet.” In appearance, the atlas is reminiscent of DK atlases. Double-page spreads of regi (more…)

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