The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World

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, including 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.

• Images and Maps: 249 pages of reference maps of continents, countries, and oceans, offering the most accurate and current representation of our knowledge of the earth today.
• Gazeteer: A 224-page gazetteer-index to more than 200,000 place names and geographical features, including full cross-referencing with alternative and former names, coordinates for every settlement, and a comprehensive glossary of geographical terms.
• Updates on all the latest boundary, place name, population, and environmental changes
• A 72-page introductory section including state-of-the-art satellite images, plus graphics exploring man's interaction with the physical world. This top-of-the-line atlas also presents developments in cartography up to the current day, as well as detailed geographical information on the world's physical features.

"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

"The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World has been an essential part of my travelling life for many years. It is the whole world in a single volume."
--Paul Theroux

Regularly: $285.00  Now: $228.00  Save $57.00 (20%)

OI0775    The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World           $228.00

	contains 0 items
Proceed to Checkout
Continue shopping:   Product Catalog    Geographic Catalog
Back to top