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History of the World in Maps: The Rise and Fall of Empires, Countries and Cities Hardcover – October 8, 2014

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  1. Part of series
    History in Maps
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
  4. Publication date
    October 8, 2014
  5. Dimensions
    10.63 x 0.98 x 14.41 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0007588240
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0007588244
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (October 8, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007588240
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007588244
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.32 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.63 x 0.98 x 14.41 inches
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Times Atlases have been produced by the world's leading atlas makers for more than 100 years and is an important part of our heritage. Discover The Times Atlas range, including the authoritative Times Comprehensive Atlas - beautifully designed with fully updated content.

John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. was initially situated in Edinburgh. This is where the firm pioneered landmark achievements such as the first half-inch to one mile Reduced Ordnance Survey Maps of Scotland in 1875 and the Times Survey Atlas of the World in 1922, supplementing the first Times Atlas, which was produced in 1895 with maps by the German firm Velhagen & Klasing. The Bartholomews also produced extensive mapping in support of the military during the Second World War. In 1989, John Bartholomew & Son Ltd became part of the newly formed HarperCollins, and moved to its current location near Glasgow in 1995.

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David
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Concept & Colorful Historic Maps
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014
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Great concept--to tell the history of the world with historic maps. Maps range in date from 1500 BC to 2014 and cover places from Babylon and Egypt to the United States and the Moon. The high resolution reproduction of the maps is impressive, and I could actually read the Gettysburg battle map and follow the battle sequence. The history behind the first map of the United States, published in 1784, was fun to read, especially the part about Benjamin Franklin.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good except for paper cover damage.
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016
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Good condition except for the paper cover which is torn in places. I'm just out of hospital but plan to repair the cover with book-mending tape. It's a great book!
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SergeyT
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2015
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all is fine
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ken leusing
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2015
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ideal if you like maps.
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Albert A. Nofi
5.0 out of 5 stars Map Making Across the Ages
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017
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'This atlas, with more than 70 maps in full color, traces the history of the world – and of map making – from Babylon to the recent past.
The maps are not new creations used to illustrate historical events, but rather examples of maps used at the time, so that the reader sees places or events as the people of the times depicted them, within the framework of their cultural milieu, geographical knowledge, and skill at making maps, as the accompanying text helps explain. So while some of the earliest maps seem quite crude, and even more recent ones may seem quite inaccurate, the text points out that they are often quite sophisticated, once we understand how to read them. The nature of the maps varies widely, from street plans to the entire world, and may offer just geographical or political content, but often social, military, transportation, and even medical information. A valuable work for any library or history buff, this will be of particular use for those interested in cartography or the graphic presentation of information.'

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Nirmal Roberts
4.0 out of 5 stars I like it
Reviewed in India on June 4, 2015
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2015
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Utterly amazing book. The large size of prints was superb allowing study of detail at a level normally impossible. A very carefully thought out collection of maps that show the amazing achievements of people through time. The only thing I did not like was the text that seemed a bit packed and in conflict with lay-out of the images.
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charley
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2015
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Bought this book for my son and daughter in-law, both avid travelers, their next jaunt will be to India. They spent a good hour in happy examining of the maps and gathering ideas for trip to India.
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PHIL MCCABE
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2023
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The title misrepresents the book.
This is a chronological/ historical review if how maps evolved.
It does not cover historical events in a modern map form .
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Heyerfan
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated history of cartography.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2017
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I really enjoyed this book, particularly the full page colour illustrations. Each map is prefaced by a page describing the origins of the map and the people, country, or trades that caused it to be created. I expected more history of the countries, whereas this focuses on the development of cartography, which is why I docked a star.
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