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Title: The Pocket World Atlas by Oxford University Press, George Philip & Son ISBN: 0-19-521951-1 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: July, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent, except for the USA
Comment: This is an excellent and handsome pocket world atlas that I keep in my backpack whenever I'm travelling overseas. The maps themselves are fantastic, except for the USA. The problem is that the state boundaries are drawn with such a lightly-coloured red that you can't make them out. Adding to the difficulty is that the major highways are drawn with a dark red, further obscuring the states. The map of the north-east USA, for example, is practically illegible. This problem doesn't occur for other countries since the US is the only country with so many major internal states. The maps of other continents have a nice thick red line separating countries, which is important for Africa and Europe.
It contains a pretty thorough gazetteer, showing the flag and some details of the world's countries (although some info may be out of date by the time you buy this; Afghanistan, for example, is detailed as saying "war is raging between the Taliban and the remainder of the government nations"). The book also contains small street maps of 20 cities across the world, including NY, Paris, London, Tokyo, etc. but they didn't include Los Angeles, Budapest, Prague, Beijing, Shanghai, or Moscow for some reason (but they do have Amsterdam and Brussels??). The page edges are gilded with a gold-like appearance. Really nice. Since I keep my book in my backpack all the time, I put it in a ziploc bag to keep the gilding from wearing out.
Except for the problem with the states of the USA, this is an excellent book due to its appearance and small size. The poorly drawn maps of the USA aren't a big deal to me since I have larger reference atlases at home I use to look up funny little imaginary states like "Arkansas."
Rating: 5
Summary: Super!
Comment: It's a hardcover pocket size atlas of the world! It's perfect for travelling, taking to school, and is very helpful!
It has political and mostly physical maps of all the seven continents of the world. It also shows the major oceans, lakes, seas, bays, etc.
Besides showing large mass' of land and water it also shows narrow rivers, and mountains. From the rocky mountains to the African Sahara, from snowy siberia to icy Antarctica, this atlas has maps of every single place in the world!
--------------AHMED MASHHOOD------AGE 12----------
Rating: 5
Summary: The Pocket World Atlas
Comment: This book makes a fantastic gift and you must order one for yourself. An attractive cover reveals accurate and visually pleasing maps of the world over. Maps are easy to find and read. A great choice!
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Title: Pocket Atlas of the World by Bartlett Patricia P., Hermann Haack, Klett Perthes ISBN: 0764111302 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World by Carl Mehler ISBN: 0792261879 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Atlas of the World (Atlas of the World, 11th Ed) by Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195219864 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $80.00 |
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Title: The Random House Pocket World Atlas by Helicon Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 0375719849 Publisher: Random House Reference & Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: DK Atlas of World History by Jeremy Black ISBN: 078944609X Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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