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Positioned at the top of the Philip's world atlas range, and published in association with The Royal Geographical Society, this is our most comprehensive edition, with 584 pages in total, including 277 pages of detailed world maps, over 130 road and street maps for 89 world cities, breathtaking satellite imagery of 17 key regions around the globe, a 52-page illustrated overview of world geography, plus the topical feature 'Will the world run out of food?'. The Royal Geographical Society Atlas of the World includes ultra-large-scale maps of each state in the USA plus large-scale maps of Britain and Ireland; Canada; Mexico; Scandinavia; Israel, Lebanon and Jordan; Central Asia; Australia; New Zealand; and the islands of the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Also included are a set of ocean-floor maps, and charts of the Moon and the night sky. Philip's distinctive cartographic style, combining layer-coloured contours with hill-shading, gives an exceptionally vivid depiction of landforms. A unique feature is the World Cities section, providing more than 130 metropolitan maps and city-centre plans for 89 major cities around the globe: vital information both for long-distance travellers and readers interested in current affairs. The substantial index of 122,000 entries includes geographical features such as mountains, rivers and deserts, and historical placenames such as Troy and Persepolis; it also provides full latitude and longitude co-ordinates. With it is an informative Geographical Glossary, explaining the meanings of some of the placenames on the maps. Supplied in a protective slipcase, The Royal Geographical Society Atlas of the World is the ideal gift or self-purchase world atlas for armchair travellers and globetrotters alike.
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Once again Philip's have produced a world class atlas that would be a welcome asset to any home the overall apperance of this book is that it is well put together very infomative and very up to date from the wealth of information you get in the world geography section and the new section 'will the world run out of food' and of course the metropolitian and city maps are second to none very handy if you are travelling overseas the maps are as usual clear to look at and are up to the highest standard and includes the new country of 'South Sudan' this atlas truly represents the 21st century world that we live in today I would recommend this publication to anyone.
Stephen Turner
Ash Green Surrey
United Kingdom
Stephen Turner
Ash Green Surrey
United Kingdom
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First class world atlas
30 May 2012
Once again Philip's have produced a world class atlas that would be a welcome asset to any home the overall apperance of this book is that it is well put together very infomative and very up to date from the wealth of information you get in the world geography section and the new section 'will the world run out of food' and of course the metropolitian and city maps are second to none very handy if you are travelling overseas the maps are as usual clear to look at and are up to the highest standard and includes the new country of 'South Sudan' this atlas truly represents the 21st century world that we live in today I would recommend this publication to anyone.
Stephen Turner
Ash Green Surrey
United Kingdom
Stephen Turner
Ash Green Surrey
United Kingdom
Good, but there is room for improvement
9 Mar 2012
I have to say this atlas was a little disappointing, but perhaps it was silly of me to expect it to be so much better than the National Geographic or The Times atlases in the first place. Having said that, it is supposed to be £50 cheaper than The Times, which would be a redeeming factor if discount book retailers did not exist. The fact is that due to discounts, both the Nat Geo and The Times atlases can be purchased cheaper than this one on Amazon, at least at the moment.
The maps of the atlas-proper are easy to read and aesthetically pleasing. In typical George Philip fashion, they are very good topographically, but somewhat lacking toponymically when compared to Nat Geo. However, they will more than suffice for ordinary browsing.
It has a very comprehensive supplementary section, with thematic maps, satellite photos of major cities and city maps, but I would trade them for more detailed world maps.
The index is superior to Nat Geo's and more or less on par with The Times, since it includes geographical co-ordinates.
Thumbs down for having it printed in Malaysia to increase profit margins / save money. This is a kick in the teeth for the British printing industry.
In conclusion, this atlas fell short of my expectations, and could be vastly improved by:
- increasing the scale of many of the maps
- including more detail of place names, former or alternative place names and disputed territories; this may require an additional 50 pages or so, or increasing the size of the pages themselves
- having it printed in its country of publication - England, rather than offshoring for the sake of a quid
The best atlas on the market, in my opinion, is still The Times (and even that is not perfect), but this will be good enough for most.
The maps of the atlas-proper are easy to read and aesthetically pleasing. In typical George Philip fashion, they are very good topographically, but somewhat lacking toponymically when compared to Nat Geo. However, they will more than suffice for ordinary browsing.
It has a very comprehensive supplementary section, with thematic maps, satellite photos of major cities and city maps, but I would trade them for more detailed world maps.
The index is superior to Nat Geo's and more or less on par with The Times, since it includes geographical co-ordinates.
Thumbs down for having it printed in Malaysia to increase profit margins / save money. This is a kick in the teeth for the British printing industry.
In conclusion, this atlas fell short of my expectations, and could be vastly improved by:
- increasing the scale of many of the maps
- including more detail of place names, former or alternative place names and disputed territories; this may require an additional 50 pages or so, or increasing the size of the pages themselves
- having it printed in its country of publication - England, rather than offshoring for the sake of a quid
The best atlas on the market, in my opinion, is still The Times (and even that is not perfect), but this will be good enough for most.
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