Books, Travel, Atlases & Maps, Historical

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Concise Atlas of World History
by Oxford University Press, USA (Hardcover)

Traces 12,000 years of history with 450 full color maps and over 200,000 words of text. In addition, more than 200 illustrations and tables complement the fascinating chronological narrative written by dozens premiere scholars.

Eric Homberger
The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History
by Holt Paperbacks (Paperback) (Release Date: 2005-06-16)

A New York Public Library Outstanding Reference BookThe rich and eminently browsable visual guide to the history of New York, in an all-new second editionThe Historical Atlas of New York City, second edition, takes us, neighborhood by neighborhood, through four hundred years of Gotham's rich past, describing such crucial events as the city's initial settlement of 270 people in thirty log houses; John Jacob Astor's meteoric rise from humble fur trader to the richest, most powerful man in the city; and the fascinating ethnic mixture that is modern Queens. The full-color maps, charts, photographs, drawings, and mini-essays of this encyclopedic volume also trace the historical development and cultural relevance of such iconic New York thoroughfares as Fifth Avenue, Wall Street, Park Avenue, and Broadway. This thoroughly updated edition brings the Atlas up to the present, including three all-new two-page spreads on Rudolph Giuliani's New York, the revival of Forty-second Street, and ...

Thomas C. Brisco
Holman Bible Atlas: A Complete Guide to the Expansive Geography of Biblical History (Broadman & Holman Reference)
by B&H Publishing Group (Hardcover)

Chris Scarre
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (Hist Atlas)
by Penguin (Non-Classics) (Paperback)

Hammond World Atlas Corporation
Hammond Historical World Atlas
by Hammond World Atlas Corporation (Paperback)

This newly revised edition takes a comprehensive look at the most significant periods and major events in civilization's history. Through the 118 full-color maps (arranged chronologically) and the 8-page time chart with a graphic history of mankind, students can better understand the events and cultural forces that shaped world history. It also includes detailed graphs of infant mortality rates, population, world food supplies, and gross national product to expand their knowledge. This latest edition was expanded to include 16 additional pages with an emphasis on Asian and African history.

Carl Waldman
Atlas of the North American Indian
by Facts on File (Hardcover)

"Atlas of the North American Indian, Third Edition" chronicles the travel and experiences of Native Americans from the first voyage to North America to the present day. This new edition now features a bold full-color format and is bolstered by more than 120 full-color, detailed maps that cover important locations for American Indians, as well as highlighting their interactions with European colonists and other non-Native people. In addition, the updated text details the history, traditions, conflicts, land cessions, and contemporary ways of life for American Indians.This informative book is enhanced by more than 130 full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations of the people, places, and artifacts important in the history of Native America. Invaluable appendixes include a chronology of North American Native prehistory and history, a list of contemporary Indian nations in the United States, a list of contemporary Canadian First Nations, and a list of major Native ...

Stephan Fussel, Rem Koolhaas
Braun/Hogenberg, Cities of the World - Complete Edition of the Colour Plates 1572-1617 (Civitates Orbis Terrarum) (French and German Edition)
by TASCHEN America Llc (Hardcover)

Google Earth's ancestor: a snapshot of urban life, circa 1600History's most opulent collection of town maps and illustrationsThe complete reprint of all 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg's survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America, with dozens of unusual details, two folding maps, as well as selected extracts from the original text and an in-depth commentary. First published in Cologne 1572-1617.More than four centuries after the first volume was originally published in Cologne, Braun and Hogenberg's magnificent collection of town map engravings, Civitates orbis terrarum, has been brought back to life with this reprint taken from a rare and superbly preserved original set of six volumes, belonging to the Historische Museum in Frankfurt. Produced between 1572 and 1617 - just before the extensive devastation wreaked by the Thirty Years' War - the work contains 564 plans, bird's-eye views, and map views of all major cities in ...

Eli Barnavi
A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People: From the Time of the Patriarchs to the Present
by Schocken (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2003-10-07)

John Haywood
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings (Hist Atlas)
by Penguin (Non-Classics) (Paperback)

Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defenses of 9th-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of monks, peasants, and rulers. But the Vikings were more than seaborne terrorists. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers, and mercenaries, and follows the routes of Viking merchants from Constantinople to the new world. Full color.

Peter Whitfield
London: A Life in Maps
by British Library (Hardcover)

A city long shrouded in literary and historical mists--not to mention real ones--London seduces tourists and natives alike. From Big Ben to the grimy Victorian streets of Dickens novels on up to the sleek high-rises that dot the skyline of the twenty-first-century metropolis, the urban landscape of London is steeped in history, while forever responsive to the changing dictates of progress, industry, and culture. In London: A Life in Maps, acclaimed historian Peter Whitfield reveals a wealth of surprising truths and forgotten facts hidden in the city’s historic maps.Whitfield examines nearly 200 maps spanning the last 500 years, all of which vividly demonstrate the vast changes wrought on London’s streets, open spaces, and buildings. In a rich array of colorful cartographic illustrations, the maps chronicle London’s tumultuous history, from the devastation of the Great Fire to the indelible marks left by World Wars I and II to the emergence of the West End as a fashion ...

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