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The Times Atlas Of The World: Comprehensive Edition
For more than 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 rivers to mountains to islands to deserts, and a complete statistical guide to the states and territories of the world. This opening section concludes with a fascinating chronicle on the evolution of world mapping, beginning with our first attempt to map the world more than a thousand years ago.
The central section of The Tenth Comprehensive Edition, with 248 pages of breathtakingly detailed reference maps, provides the most accurate and up-to-date visual presentation of geographical knowledge in any atlas today. Each map, drawn with generous scale and projection, has been entirely redesigned since the last edition, using the latest digital technology. While creating maps of optimum accuracy, these new methods also provide enhanced clarity and greater legibility than ever before, even for an atlas that was already legendary for the readability of its maps. In addition to recording the new states and republics created by political upheaval in this last decade before the millennium, The Tenth Comprehensive Edition includes a multitude of renamed towns and cities, along with many revised national borders.
The revised and expanded index, covering more than 200,000 place names, is the largest index ever found in a single-volume atlas, virtually ensuring that any location a reader may be looking for will be included in the book. The index is also unique in scope, giving the name, description, regional and country locations, the map grid reference, page number, and latitude and longitude. No other atlas comes close to providing such an index, either in sheer numbers or in reference value.
In the last three decades, The Times Atlas of the World has been in the vanguard of a revolution in the science of cartography, replacing maps formerly created on hand-etched copper plates with maps that are computer-generated. The Times Atlas of the World, Tenth Comprehensive Edition, represents the fullest flowering yet of this remarkable revolution in cartography. It is the finest atlas ever published, sure to be treasured by students, scholars, armchair travelers, global sightseers, and anyone seeking better understanding of our dynamic planet.
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 rivers to mountains to islands to deserts, and a complete statistical guide to the states and territories of the world. This opening section concludes with a fascinating chronicle on the evolution of world mapping, beginning with our first attempt to map the world more than a thousand years ago.
The central section of The Tenth Comprehensive Edition, with 248 pages of breathtakingly detailed reference maps, provides the most accurate and up-to-date visual presentation of geographical knowledge in any atlas today. Each map, drawn with generous scale and projection, has been entirely redesigned since the last edition, using the latest digital technology. While creating maps of optimum accuracy, these new methods also provide enhanced clarity and greater legibility than ever before, even for an atlas that was already legendary for the readability of its maps. In addition to recording the new states and republics created by political upheaval in this last decade before the millennium, The Tenth Comprehensive Edition includes a multitude of renamed towns and cities, along with many revised national borders.
The revised and expanded index, covering more than 200,000 place names, is the largest index ever found in a single-volume atlas, virtually ensuring that any location a reader may be looking for will be included in the book. The index is also unique in scope, giving the name, description, regional and country locations, the map grid reference, page number, and latitude and longitude. No other atlas comes close to providing such an index, either in sheer numbers or in reference value.
In the last three decades, The Times Atlas of the World has been in the vanguard of a revolution in the science of cartography, replacing maps formerly created on hand-etched copper plates with maps that are computer-generated. The Times Atlas of the World, Tenth Comprehensive Edition, represents the fullest flowering yet of this remarkable revolution in cartography. It is the finest atlas ever published, sure to be treasured by students, scholars, armchair travelers, global sightseers, and anyone seeking better understanding of our dynamic planet.
222 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1990
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The Times
463 books6 followersThe Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. The Times and The Sunday Times do not share editorial staff, were founded independently, and have only had common ownership since 1967.
See also:
The Sunday Times
The New York Times
The Times of India
The Tampa Bay Times
The Los Angeles Times
The Economic Times
The Seattle Times
The Irish Times
The Straits Times
See also:
The Sunday Times
The New York Times
The Times of India
The Tampa Bay Times
The Los Angeles Times
The Economic Times
The Seattle Times
The Irish Times
The Straits Times
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May 7, 2017
Bought this for AUD50 only when I travel to Sydney last year. What a bargain! I always love maps since I study to make one. A great collection for map lovers like me.
April 8, 2025
As a writer, I found this very useful for a book I’m writing at the moment which sees the main character travelling around the world.
September 19, 2025
telt dit als boek?? kan hem wel oneindig lezen en hij is uit '88 dus USSR is nog gaande
October 11, 2011
This book is a gift from Switzerland ambassador, and he wrote 2 things on its cover. The first thing, for me as a friend and his teacher. and the 2ed interesting thing about the book: "This old Atlas traveled with me from Brussels to Congo to Zaire and South Africa, it's time for him to rest in Syria.
Robert Mayor.
2003
Even we now have a newest technology, as Google Earth, but some times I have nostalgia to use old ways. And thanks to my good friend Mr. Mayor.
Robert Mayor.
2003
Even we now have a newest technology, as Google Earth, but some times I have nostalgia to use old ways. And thanks to my good friend Mr. Mayor.
May 24, 2011
OK so I haven't read it all. It's a doozey! We keep it in the lounge - propped against the wall. Come to think of it - it's big and sturdy enough to prop up the wall! It's a big, beautiful book - with maps n pictures and everything!
February 1, 2012
I have travelled a fair bit, fifty countries and counting. When I need inspiration, I pick up this weighty tome and flip the beautiful pages until my imagination settles on a rolling steppe, a spreading confluence or an exotic name. Then I book a flight and I go.
July 16, 2013
An inspiring book. I was lucky enough to win one of these beautiful books from British Airways, in a lovely slipcase, originally selling for over £100. It has been much admired and I turn to it for forays into the wonders of the world and where to travel next.
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September 29, 2019My first ever bedtime companion.
February 13, 2010
In my estimation, the Times is the best atlas on the market. I need to upgrade to the most recent edition, though.
October 20, 2010
This is one of the most spectacular atlases I have seen, full of information and enormous maps of each country and their states,departments, regions, provinces etc. Well worth £150 price tag ! ! !
January 11, 2017
Excellent atlas. Excellent paper quality, superb detail. A must for any serious traveler.
April 19, 2011
Not the one I had as a boy, but still one of the best.
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