The Macmillan World Atlas with CD-ROM [Hardcover]

Macmillan Publishers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 4, 1996

Behold the beauty, majesty, and accuracy of revolutionary new world atlases published by Macmillan and produced from the $20 million Bertelsmann/RV Verlag world digital cartographic database. Peerless in design, quality, and practicality, these new atlases are published in print and CD-ROM formats and feature unique, distinctive benefits:
-- Special coloration shows what the Earth really looks like from space
-- Uniform scale across all continents provides true one-to-one comparisons
-- Transportation routes and POIs are highlighted so map can be used for travel as well as home and office reference
-- Up-to-date research and clean, modern type ensure readers are getting the most current and clear information

And these are just the opening titles in the Macmillan Atlas Geographic Reference category. Look for innovative new titles in Historic Reference such as The Atlas of the Civil War and Popular Reference such as The Atlas of War & Peace: Bosnia Herzegovina.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 415 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (July 4, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028614453
• ISBN-13: 978-0028614458
• Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 10.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,108,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some novelties, but ruined by intrusive typography, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Macmillan World Atlas (Hardcover)

I collect atlases in a modest way and this is the most disappointing one I have ever purchased. The satellite pictures were a novelty on publication (although not now) and the context outline at the top right of each righthand page is an idea worth copying, but the style of cartography only works for large areas of vacant land. The maps of Western Europe in particular are incomprehensible even with a magnifying glass. In one map for example the name LONDON is printed on an opaque yellow background that entirely eliminates an area of land some sixty miles by fifteen - none of which is actually in London itself. It is in parts more of a low-resolution road atlas than a genuine geographical work.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully detailed atlas free from cultural bias, January 4, 2000

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Lachlan McLaine (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Macmillan World Atlas (Hardcover)

What makes the this fine atlas so special is that it covers the whole world's landmass at exactly the same (generous) scale. True, it is not very useful for the most densely populated parts of the globe such as Western Europe or Japan, but coming from Australia I appreciate that there is no such thing as 'vast areas of vacant land' - all land deserves detailed mapping. To further my local example, the MWA covers Australia in ten detailed pages whereas a typical British or American atlas would see fit to cover the entire continent in two pages at best. This atlas is highly recommended to all map lovers as it both puts all parts of the world into proper perspective and covers most parts of the world in better detail than any rival.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best of the bunch, September 27, 2000

By 

bradford gillingham (fairfield, ca USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Macmillan World Atlas (Hardcover)

i've reviewed a number of atlas'and the key element in my opinion is the detail and ease of finding the place you wish to locate. the features in this atlas are excellent. cartography is excellent. the only downside is that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish the borders of some countries because this atlas does not use childrens style color-coded countries. it views the world as it is...large land masses with intermingling countries and provinces.

overall, the quality is the best i've seen for an atlas under $50.