Reviews
"FOR THE FAMILY WITH HIGH SCHOOLERS: You can't do better than the Atlas of the World, 12th edition... This atlas is updated every year, and the 2004 edition zips up the topographical detail as well as updates place names. For instance, the South African town of Louis Trichardt became Makhado,and Potsgeiterus was changed to Mokopane -- an ongoing process of Africanization in which Bantu forms replace the old colonial names. There are 67 maps of major cities as well as 176 pages of world maps, all in full color."--Chicago Sun-Times, "The newest edition of Oxford's staple atlas upholds the tradition as an outstanding achievement in geographical reference in a convenient size (37.5 cm). The 176 pages of full-color, computer-generated maps are completely brought up to date, including the recently independent East Timor, Indonesia's new provinces, and Serbia & Montenegro replacing Yugoslavia. ...A geographical adventure of an atlas and an extraordinary value."-- Library Journal (on the 12th edition) "You can't do better than the Atlas of the World, 12th edition... This atlas is updated every year, and the 2004 edition zips up the topographical detail as well as updates place names. For instance, the South African town of Louis Trichardt became Makhado, and Potsgeiterus was changed to Mokopane -- an ongoing process of Africanization in which Bantu forms replace the old colonial names. There are 67 maps of major cities as well as 176 pages of world maps, all in full color."-- Chicago Sun-Times, "The newest edition of Oxford's staple atlas upholds the tradition as an outstanding achievement in geographical reference in a convenient size (37.5 cm). The 176 pages of full-color, computer-generated maps are completely brought up to date, including the recently independent East Timor, Indonesia's new provinces, and Serbia & Montenegro replacing Yugoslavia. ...A geographical adventure of an atlas and an extraordinary value."--Library Journal(on the 12th edition) "You can't do better than the Atlas of the World, 12th edition... This atlas is updated every year, and the 2004 edition zips up the topographical detail as well as updates place names. For instance, the South African town of Louis Trichardt became Makhado, and Potsgeiterus was changed to Mokopane -- an ongoing process of Africanization in which Bantu forms replace the old colonial names. There are 67 maps of major cities as well as 176 pages of world maps, all in full color."--Chicago Sun-Times, "This attractive and informative look at our world is a good supplementary choice for reference collections."--School Library Journal, "Affordable even for private libraries, and essential for public ones, Oxford's world atlas, with its high quality color maps and wealth of geographic material, remains both attractive and satisfying. In an oversize format (11.25" x 15"), the atlas contains lots of garnish to the maps. New tothis edition is a glossary, the addition of state and interstate highways for the US maps, revision of the city maps, updated statistics in the gazetteer of nations, and up-to-date political information in the introductory "regions in the news" section. The maps are of the best quality, featuringprecise resolution of the details of topography and geography; separate maps are included of major cities. A selection of dramatic full-page color satellite photos of various cities and places is also included."--Reference and Research Library Book News, "The newest edition of Oxford's staple atlas upholds the tradition as an outstanding achievement in geographical reference in a convenient size (37.5 cm). The 176 pages of full-color, computer-generated maps are completely brought up to date, including the recently independent East Timor,Indonesia's new provinces, and Serbia and Montenegro replacing Yugoslavia. ...A geographical adventure of an atlas and an extraordinary value."--Library Journal (on the 12th edition), "The newest edition of Oxford's staple atlas upholds the tradition as an outstanding achievement in geographical reference in a convenient size (37.5 cm). The 176 pages of full-color, computer-generated maps are completely brought up to date, including the recently independent East Timor, Indonesia's new provinces, and Serbia & Montenegro replacing Yugoslavia. ...A geographical adventure of an atlas and an extraordinary value."--Library Journal (on the 12th edition) "You can't do better than the Atlas of the World, 12th edition... This atlas is updated every year, and the 2004 edition zips up the topographical detail as well as updates place names. For instance, the South African town of Louis Trichardt became Makhado, and Potsgeiterus was changed to Mokopane -- an ongoing process of Africanization in which Bantu forms replace the old colonial names. There are 67 maps of major cities as well as 176 pages of world maps, all in full color."--Chicago Sun-Times, "The newest edition of Oxford's staple atlas upholds the tradition as an outstanding achievement in geographical reference in a convenient size (37.5 cm). The 176 pages of full-color, computer-generated maps are completely brought up to date, including the recently independent East Timor, Indonesia's new provinces, and Serbia & Montenegro replacing Yugoslavia. ...A geographical adventure of an atlas and an extraordinary value."--Library Journal (on the 12th edition)"You can't do better than the Atlas of the World, 12th edition... This atlas is updated every year, and the 2004 edition zips up the topographical detail as well as updates place names. For instance, the South African town of Louis Trichardt became Makhado, and Potsgeiterus was changed to Mokopane -- an ongoing process of Africanization in which Bantu forms replace the old colonial names. There are 67 maps of major cities as well as 176 pages of world maps, all in full color."--Chicago Sun-Times
