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.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This Millennium edition (the 10th edition) is the first entirely new edition of the atlas since the five volume Mid-Century Edition. In the fifty years since that edition was published, the art and science of cartography have been revolutionised : mapping created on hand-etched copper plates has been replaced by mapping computer generated from world and regional databases.

The atlas in introduced by unique satellite images of the continents as they appear from space. This preliminary section continues with a series of innovative images, maps, photographs and graphics reviewing the cosmos and the natural world, and man’s interaction with it at the end of the second millennium; the images and maps themselves illustrate how satellite technology continues to extend our knowledge of the earth. The section continues by chronicling the evolution of the world map as man set out to explore the world around him over a thousand years ago, and concludes with a geographical information summary on physical features, states and territories.

The plates of reference maps that follow present the most accurate and up-to-date representation of our knowledge of the earth today. The area shown, and the scale and projection of each plate, have been entirely redesigned using computer technology to allow each plate to be individually generated to optimum parameters. As well as creating mapping of enhanced accuracy, the technology used has allowed the design to be even clearer and more accessible. The number of plates has been extended to include detailed large scale coverage of more regions to provide ever more comprehensive coverage of each country in the world.

The gazetteer-index to over 200,000 geographical features illustrates the unique scope of the atlas; the gazetteer is fully cross-referenced with alternative and former names and is supported by a glossary of geographical terms used in the atlas.

The atlas includes

· 72 page introductory section
· 248 pages of reference maps of continents, countries and oceans
· 224 page gazetteer index to over 225,000 geographical features

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
• ISBN 10: 081293265X
• ISBN 13: 9780812932652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Editor: New York Times Company