| The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World. 12th edition (10/2008) | |
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Published: October
2008 ISBN: 978-0-00-723670-1 Size: 45 x 31 cm Pages: 544 Format: Hardcover with slipcase Place names: Over 200,000 Price: $285.00 The Greatest Book on Earth Presented in an elegant, gold cover and slipcase and printed for the first time on FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) paper. For this new edition, all the maps and detailed thematic information are completely updated with the latest geographical and geo-political changes - these include an estimated 20,000 updates with 3,500 changes to place names alone. There are full updates to the world's states and territories as well as to the geographical information on the world's physical features - now illustrated with the latest satellite imagery. The Atlas also begins with contributions from experts in many geographical fields, providing detailed information on the key issues facing the world today - climate change, environmental threats, global communications, biodiversity and energy resources - with supporting maps, images, photographs and graphics to illustrate the physical world today and man's interaction with it. Finally, the unique scope and breadth of the index - containing entries to over 200,000 places and geographical features - also includes a comprehensive set of alternative spellings for place names and former names, allowing users to easily find what they are looking for. Four years in the making, The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World is painstakingly researched by a dedicated team of over 50 cartographers from Collins Bartholomew - with changes to the database made every 3 and a half minutes using a 24-hour-a-day news feed. The Atlas is relied on and trusted by governments around the world, international organizations including the UN and European Commission and media companies and both the Collins and The Times atlas ranges have won 10 major cartographic awards over the last 5 years. A new edition of the world's most prestigious and authoritative reference atlas. Since its first edition in 1967 it has sold well over 1 million copies and its detailed and beautifully created mapping represents the perfect blend of tradition, authority and style which set it apart. Reprinted with updates 2008. |
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"The Times Comprehensive
Atlas of the World, maps don’t get any better than
that!" Nick Millea - author and head of the Bodleian Map Library "I adore The Times Atlas of the World" Philip Scofield Jake Meyer: "Whether you’re a globe-trotting explorer or an armchair adventurer, The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World is the definitive ‘guide book’ to the world. It makes your mind run wild and your feet itch." "I love maps and atlases, and the Times Atlas is the best for the clarity of the cartography, its layout and variety and richness of information. I not only use it constantly for reference, but also delight in browsing through it as I dream of future trips." Chris Bonington "Utterly indispensable - I have owned at least one copy of every edition published since the 1940s, and know for certain I have six volumes in my house at this very moment. It is the wedding present I always give, and have done for the past twenty years; and I always inscribe the gift in the same way: May All Your Journeys, to All These Places, be Happy, Healthy and Serene." Simon Winchester "My work as an ecologist and environmental campaigner relies on good information. I cannot count the number of occasions that such information has come from my vast Times Atlas. It has been a constant companion for the last 20 years of my work." Tony Juniper |
