Times Atlas of the World: Comprehensive Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081293265X ISBN 13: 9780812932652

Publisher: Crown Pub, 1999

Synopsis

An authoritative, thoroughly revised atlas provides 125 full- and double-page maps in full-color, along with color plates, satellite images, and the latest information on world population, climate, topography, and much more. 20,000 first printing.

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From the Inside Flap

n three decades, The Times Atlas of the World has earned international renown for the beauty and legibility of its mapping and its unparalleled detail for coverage of all parts of the globe. As Lord Shackleton, former president of the Royal Geographical Society, said of an earlier edition, it is "the finest reference atlas ever published." Now, The Times Atlas of the World, Tenth Comprehensive Edition, the first completely revised edition since The Times Atlas of the World debuted in 1967, establishes an even higher standard among all reference atlases, and a new benchmark in its own unparalleled tradition.
The Tenth Comprehensive Edition opens with stunning satellite images of the continents and the oceans as they appear from space. This preliminary section continues with a series of graphics, photographs, maps, tables, and charts reviewing the cosmos, the natural world, and humanity's interaction with our home planet. Next is a comparative list of Earth's physical features, from riv

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081293265X
• ISBN 13: 9780812932652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Editor: New York Times Company