Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Cultural Atlas of) [Hardcover]

John Baines (Author), Jaromir Malek (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cultural Atlas of | Publication Date: March 1983

240 pp. with 530 illus ( 380 in color), 36 maps, folio.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Facts on File (March 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871963345
• ISBN-13: 978-0871963345
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Education & Reference > Atlases & Maps > Historical

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars *the* atlas to own on Ancient Egypt, June 13, 2000

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Francesca Jourdan (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Cultural Atlas of) (Hardcover)

The first part of the book introduces a comprehensive, condensed yet accurate summary of Ancient Egyptian history. The second part presents archaeological details and plans of the main cities of Upper and Lower Egypt, as well as Nubia. The last part offers a description of Ancient Egyptian society, with its scribes, its army, its religion, and its gods. The authors have also included a list of kings and pharaohs. Readers will see how the pyramids were hypothetically built through reconstructions and diagrams. Excellent maps, a glossary and a bibliography are to be found at the end of this wonderfully illustrated book. Highly recommended, it makes a good reference for all.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great at Any Level!, October 9, 1998

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Holly Ingraham "ailurophile" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Cultural Atlas of) (Hardcover)

You can't study history without maps, so you always need an atlas of an area. This one's text, though, is an excellent beginner to intermediate level history, so with the superb maps you may not need another reference book on the subject. Yet, even if you've been reading about ancient Egypt for years you may find some new nuggets here, like the Egyptian rather than Greco-Roman names of the cities, the latest list of pharaohs (Hatshepshut was not the only ruling queen!), articles on the pantheons of different areas, plans of cities and temples -- all kinds of juicy stuff. If you haven't got it, and you're interested, take it home!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating book on a fascinating culture, April 27, 1998

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This review is from: Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Cultural Atlas of) (Hardcover)

The Atlas of Ancient Egypt has been for years one of the best popular reference works on Ancient Egypt. It gives a brief overview of Ancient Egyptian history, and then explores Egypt's most interesting archaeological sites, with many detailed maps and great pictures. An absolute must for everybody who wants to learn more about this fascinating culture.