Atlas of the World

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The book’s unique arrangement, with the maps organized in complimentary or contrasting pairs, reveals how the history of our attempts to make flat representations of the world has been full of beauty, ingenuity and innovation. Accuracy, Authority, and Bias: Oxford University Press is a well-known publisher of reference materials and is highly respected. This atlas is replaced each year with new and exciting information for readers.

With beautiful maps and stunning photography illustrating each destination, Atlas of Improbable Places is a fascinating voyage to the world’s most incredible destinations. With completely up-to-date facts-at-a-glance, a glossary, pronunciation guide, and comprehensive index, this completely revised atlas takes young readers on a high-energy tour of the world and will be a must-have in every home and school. Oxford University is a major world renowned university known for many contributions in academics and reference material. Truly international in scope, created with meticulous care, and reflecting the very latest political developments and census information, Oxford’s New Concise World Atlas, Fifth Edition achieves the highest standard among international map resources. This engaging and affordable resource is second to none in the superb quality of its maps, the breadth of its coverage, and its easy-to-use convenience.Webb and Beaumont also offer a fascinating history of beer and an in-depth look at the science and art of beermaking. Standing as symbols of worship, testaments to kingships or even the strange and wonderful traditions of old and new, these curious places are not just extraordinary sights but reflections on man’s own relationship with the world around us. Addition of Brussel as alternative local name form for Bruxelles (Brussels) as city is officially bilingual. Now shown as Brussel/Bruxelles.

Arrangement/ Presentation: The text is organized by explorations and discoveries in a country or region. It also features entries on particular explorers. All maps featured are in color; they are large and easy to read. Each map is accompanied by a key. Each chapter explores a particular type of city–from the foundational cities of Greece and Rome and the networked cities of the Hanseatic League, through the nineteenth-century modernization of Paris and the industrialization of Manchester, to the green and “smart” cities of today. Author Judith Schalansky used historic events and scientific reports as a springboard for each island, providing information on its distance from the mainland, whether its inhabited, its features, and the stories that have shaped its lore. The only world atlas updated annually, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market. Many of the nearest stars, like Alpha Centauri A and B, are double stars, orbiting about their common center of gravity and to all intents and purposes equidistant from Earth. Many of them are dim objects, with no name other than the designation given to them by the astronomers who first investigated them.

Essential World Atlases

We hope you find one or two new Atlases you’ve never considered before or better yet never heard of altogether. Explores common themes of urban development, from transport and communication to lifestyle and culture Travis Elborough goes in search of the obscure and bizarre, the beautiful and estranged. Taking in the defiant relics of ancient cities such as Ani, a once thriving metropolis lost to conquered lands, and the church tower of San Juan Parangaricuto, that miraculously stands as the sole survivor of a town sunk by lava. In Atlas of Lost Cities, Aude de Tocqueville tells the compelling narrative of the rise and fall of such notable places as Pompeii, Teotihuacán, and Angkor. She also details the less well known places, including Centralia, an abandoned Pennsylvania town consumed by unquenchable underground fire; Nova Citas de Kilamba in Angola, where housing, schools, and stores were built for 500,000 people who never came; and Epecuen, a tourist town in Argentina that was swallowed up by water.

Mastel, K. (2008 July). [Book review of The oxford atlas of exploration]. Booklist Online. Retrieved from http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Oxf... Accessibility and Diversity: This atlas is very visual, so all readers will be able to access and understand the content. Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford, is the largest university press in the world. The university became involved in printing around 1480. Timeliness and Permanence: This atlas is published with a new edition each year, so it will only be in the collection for one year. However, it offers a comprehensive view of our world. The hundreds of city and world maps that form the body of the Atlas have been thoroughly updated for this 23rd edition.There are tasting notes on single malts from Aberfeldy to Tormore, Yoichi (and coverage of the best of the blends). Six specially created ‘Flavour Camp Charts’ group whiskies by style, allow readers to identify new whiskies from around the world to try. As the Island of Dolls and the hauntingly titled Door to Hell – an inextinguishable fire pit – attest, mystery is never far away. The truths and myths behind their creation are as varied as the destinations themselves. A comprehensive index of more than 8,000 entries includes numerous alternative name forms used over the centuries. The Atlas of World History closes with a bibliography that provides a booklist for suggested further reading. Accuracy/Authority: The text covers all major explorations in an unbiased way. The same information is presented for each featured exploration. Relation to other works: Annual updates set this atlas apart from others. It provides details on cities, political and topographical maps, and includes more than 70 world and regional thematic maps with illustrations and topic exploration.

Content/Scope: This large-format geographical reference resource is updated annually. Includes census information, dozens of city maps, satellite images of Earth, and a geographical glossary. The atlas provides information on topics such as climate, the greenhouse effect, employment and industry, standards of living, agriculture, population and migration, and global conflicts. A general index contains 84,000 entries. Arrangement and Presentation: The atlas is divided into continents and countries around the world with many visual representations for each topic discussed. Buttressed by engaging prose and vivid graphics, Erik Millstone and Tim Lang convincingly argue that human progress depends on resolving global inequality and creating a more sustainable food production system. THE HOME GALAXY The Sun and its planets are located in one of the spiral arms of the Galaxy, about 26,000 light-years from the galactic center and orbiting around it in a period of about 220 million years. The center is invisible from the Earth, masked by vast, light-absorbing clouds of interstellar dust. The Galaxy is probably around 12 billion years old and, like other New images in the popular satellite imagery section, including Baghdad, Brussels, Guangzhou, Helsinki, Himalayas, Karachi, Lisbon, Manila, Mt. Fuji, and Tahiti

Ideal for primary pupils (3+)

Selected by an international panel of curators, academics and collectors, the maps reflect the many reasons people make maps, such as to find their way, to assert ownership, to record human activity, to establish control, to encourage settlement, to plan military campaigns or to show political power. The 20th edition of the Atlas of the World has been completely updated and revised. Changes include: • Fully revised index & refreshed satellite imagery • Revised frontmatter country and city statistics • Seven new satellite images of London, Amsterdam, Riyadh, Cairo, Vancouver, Sydney, Panama Canal, and Rio de Janeiro • Six new world thematic maps on water scarcity, immigration, refugees, refugee remittances, direction of oil trade, and globalization • Expansion of Hong Kong approach map to include Lan Tau Island and International Airport National Geographic is committed to being the number one provider of the best atlases for young people of all ages. This new edition of the award-winning world atlas for kids includes the latest data, newest maps and graphs, a fresh and compelling design, and lively essays about the world and its wonders.