World Atlases

Divided by geographical region, the Barefoot Books World Atlas looks at the way in which communities and cultures across the world have been shaped by their natural environment, and at the ideas and initiatives which are shaping the future.

This book of maps is a visual feast for readers of all ages, with lavishly drawn illustrations from the incomparable Mizielinskis. The maps show not only borders, cities, rivers, and peaks, but also places of historical and cultural interest, eminent personalities, iconic animals and plants, cultural events and many more fascinating facts associated with every region.

Usborne’s beautifully illustrated Children’s Picture Atlas is a wonderfully unique way to take your children on a magical journey around the world. Each continent is depicted by a map covered with little pictures and crammed with fascinating details to pore over and talk about, making this a wonderful book to share.

This new edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, now with full-colour maps and illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with regard both to biblical scholarship and to archaeology and topography. The Atlas will help readers of the Bible understand the contexts in which its stories are set and to appreciate the world from which it emerged and which formed its background. Maps show the geo...

Like Geography and love Monty Python silliness? Then this is for you! “Atlas, Schmatlas” is an absolutely silly, satirical, yet oddly informative and comprehensive atlas of the world. Written and illustrated by Craig Robinson, who got a D in his O level geography exams, “Atlas, Schmatlas” has over 250 entries covering the globe; filled with colourful maps, graphs, illustrations of notable figures and fam...

The World Atlas of Sport profiles who plays what, where and why. Looking at the globe's major competitive sports, from American football to wrestling, a commentary on significant sporting moments and celebrities is combined with factual data, infographics, illustrative maps and an analysis of the global business.

The graphic history of the Nazi attempt to destroy the Jews of Europe during the Second World War is illustrated in this series of 333 detailed maps. The maps, and the text and photographs that accompany them, powerfully depict the fate of the Jews between 1933 and 1945, while also setting the chronological story in the wider context of the war itself.

The Caribbean Certificate Atlas is a completely new atlas focusing on the most accurate and up-to-date digital mapping of all countries of the Caribbean, with special thematic maps newly designed to illustrate the economic and social character of the region. New digital world maps are incorporated from a series of internationally acclaimed Macmillan school atlases.

The economic, social and environmental systems of the world remain in turmoil. Recent years have seen possibly irrevocable change in the politics of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Entirely revised and updated, the 11th edition describes the people, factions, and events that have shaped the modern world from the Second World War to the present day. International issues and conflicts are placed in th...

Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes - our closest living relatives - are on the very edge of extinction. This sweeping atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western lowland gorilla. Created in association with The G...

Adventures Around the Globe is Lonely Planet’s special edition sticker atlas which follows on from the popular Adventures In… series of activity books. It is packed full of maps, activities and over 250 stickers.

"Ptolemy's Geography" is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century AD, for more than fifteen centuries, it was the most detailed topography of Europe and Asia available and the best reference on how to gather data and draw maps. Ptolemy championed the use of astronomical observation and ...