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Children’s Illustrated Atlas – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
Brooks, Andrew
DK 2016
A picture atlas that takes young readers on a visual journey around the world, from Spain and Portugal to China and Mongolia. Picture stories complement the maps. Shows young explorers how to read a map and use a key, compass, and scale.
Collins School Atlas – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
Collins 2016
Introductory atlas for secondary schools, perfectly designed to support and motivate Key Stage 3 students in geographical and mapping skills.
Concise World Atlas – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
DK 2011
Over 400 maps created with the latest digital mapping techniques and satellite data are combined to bring you Earth in more detail than ever before. Detailed fact files on all 193 nations, including each region’s land use, industrial activities and population distribution. Plus a 75,000 index-gazetteer.
Essential World Atlas – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
London DK 2016
Guide to our fascinating planet, mapping the political and physical world, the global economy, time zones, population, languages, climate, region, and global conflict with information, photographs, and diagrams. Index of over 20,000 entries.
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Oxford New Concise World Atlas – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
Oxford University 2015
“Fully digitized maps providing detailed political and topographical information–the same outstanding cartography as seen in Oxford’s Atlas of the world; opening section featuring 25 stunning full-page satellite images, and detailed maps of ocean seafloors; detailed world maps focusing on regions of global concern including the Middle East, Central Asia, China, North Africa, and Brazil; statistics on world and city populations, climate information, and physical dimensions; a comprehensive index with over 64,000 items”
Space Atlas: Mapping the Universe and Beyond – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
Trefil, James
National Geographic 2014
Filled with lavish illustrations, this book is a grand tour of the universe. Three ever widening domains are presented–the planets, the stars, and the large scale universe itself–each including the ones before it and extending outward.
The Times Desktop Atlas of the World – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
London Times 2015
A complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy to use format, perfect for everyday look-up at home or work. Each continent is introduced by a political map showing individual countries, followed by regional maps showing towns and cities, roads, railways, international boundaries, and topography.
Webster’s International Atlas – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
Encyclopedia Britannica
Federal Street 2013
Featuring full-color maps, flags and flag histories, plus the most current political, economic and social data, this volume provides a wealth of information. This book’s compact format makes it ideal for students.
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Free Online World Atlases PDF : Search Results at Internet Archive – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
About 70 free books. Some book titles: The State of the World Atlas; Philip’s World Atlas & Gazetteer; The Children’s Atlas of People and Places.
Free Online World Atlases PDF : Search Results at Open Library – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
About 400 free books. Some book titles: The World Atlas and Encyclopedia; Atlas of the Middle East and Central Asia; Atlas of Climate Change.
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Children’s Atlases – Collection – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
About 300 atlases for children of various ages. Most are world atlases.
Road Atlases
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Philip’s Road Atlas 2017 Complete Britain & Ireland – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
Philip’s 2015
The 2014 Midsize Easy to Read Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
Rand McNally 2013
Collins Ireland Handy Road Atlas – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
Collins 2013
Concise Motoring Atlas of Australia – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
UBD 2006
National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
National Geographic 2008
Road Atlas Europe 2014 – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
Automobile Association 2014
Touring Atlas: South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
Sunbird 2008
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Road Atlases United States, Canada, Mexico – Collection – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
About 40 atlases from various publishers.
Maps Collection – Old U.S. Maps
Road and Street Atlases Great Britain and Ireland – Collection – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
About 200 Road atlases for Great Britain, with Ireland included in some.
Maps Collection – Old UK & Ireland Maps
Europe Road Atlases – Collection – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
About 25 pdf road atlases of Europe from various publishers.
Maps Collection – Old Maps from Around the World
Australia Road Atlases – Collection – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
About 8 atlases and guidebooks with maps from various publishers.
Cartography Books PDF
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A History of the World in 12 Maps – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
Brotton, Jerry
Viking 2013
Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. Mapmakers do not simply represent the world, they construct it out of the ideas of their age. Brotton examines the significance of 12 maps – from the almost mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery of today. He vividly recreates the environments and circumstances in which each of the maps was made, showing how each conveys a highly individual view of the world.
On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks – Free Online Atlases – PDF World Atlases
Garfield, Simon
Gotham 2013
Follow the history of maps from the early explorers’ maps and the awe-inspiring medieval Mappa Mundi to Google Maps and the satellite renderings on our smartphones, Garfield explores the unique way that maps relate and realign our history—and reflect the best and worst of what makes us human.
To the Ends of the Earth: 100 Maps that Changed the World – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
Harwood, Jeremy
David & Charles 2010
This thought-provoking history of cartography focuses on 100 key maps that changed human understanding of the world around us, changed the course of map-making itself, or directly influenced the path of history. A team of academic experts in the history of cartography provides a scholarly and revealing text that addresses the key questions of how, why—and, crucially, if—these maps have changed the world.
The Art of the Map – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
Reinhartz, Dennis
Sterling 2012
This lavishly illustrated history of the golden age of cartography, from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries, explores not only the embellishments on maps but also what they reveal about the world in which they were created.
Map Worlds: A History of Women in Cartography – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
Van den Hoonaard, Will. C.
Wilfrid Laurier University
Map Worlds plots a journey of discovery through the world of women map-makers from the golden age of cartography in the sixteenth-century Low Countries to tactile maps in contemporary Brazil. Author Will C. van den Hoonaard examines the history of women in the profession, sets out the situation of women in technical fields and cartography-related organizations, and outlines the challenges they face in their careers.
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PDF Books on Cartography : Search Results at Internet Archive – Free Online Atlases – Cartography PDF – PDF Atlas
About 680 free books. Some book titles: Mapping Asia; Map Worlds: A History of Women in Cartography, A History of the World in 12 Maps.
PDF Books on Cartography : Search Results at Open Library – Cartography PDF – PDF World Atlases
About 1,080 free books. Some book titles: How to Read a Map; Mapping Towns and Cities; Grid Coordinates by Land, Air and Sea.