A major new history atlas, uniquely international in approach, incorporating the latest research on Asian, African, and South American history. 220-page time chart. 450 color maps. ...

With a large index, concise commentary, and dozen of charts of statistics, this book can serve as a basic reference and a unique perspective on a turbulent era of military history. ...

Continuing The Series of Pioneering Cartobibliographies Established And compiled by Donald Hodson, this volume covers the period 1764-1792 and aims to provide a detailed reconstruction of the publication history of all atlases produced in those years. ...

Here are the people, factions, and events that have shaped the modern world from the Second World War to the present day. This 10th edition of the renowned ATLAS OF WORLD AFFAIRS has been thoroughly revised and updated to place international issues and conflicts in their most recent geographical contexts through the integration of over 100 maps. ...

Routes of explores Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, Hernando de Soto, Lewis and Clark, and dozens more are charted, showing the sites of encounters with native inhabitants or rival colonial powers, shipwrecks and uprisings, settlements and trading posts, and the death or disappearance of expeditions. ...

Dismissed in early years as a wasteland, the rolling open country that covers the interior parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is today one of the richest farmlands in the nation. This work is the story of its transformation. Meinig traces all of the aspects of its development by combining geographic description with historical narrative. ...

A one-of-a-kind collection of maps created by the navigators, explorers, and cartographers who first charted the Northwest.<P>Representing four centuries of discovery and exploration, this unique reference book is a must-have for anyone interested in Northwest history. The Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest showcases more than 320 original maps, many never before published. Here are the maps of explorers such as Cook, Vancouver, ...

Taking readers on a voyage of discovery, the author explores the Earth at the turn of the last millennium, depicting the colorful peoples that defined the world's mix of stability and change, of isolation and contact. 49 color illustrations. 60 color maps. ...

The first maritime atlas of Florida offers an introduction to 13,000 years of Florida maritime history and geography, from dugout canoes to modern-day maritime travel and industry. ...

Beautifully illustrated survey of the history of mapmaking, exploration, and colonization of Southeast Asia from the sixteenth century forward. ...