Geographical reference works

The author of the best-selling State of the World Atlas builds a unique contemporary understanding of the factors and forces at play by homing in on the key events, themes, resources and relationships.

These two volumes offer an unprecedented collection of flags, seals, and symbols used every day around the world.

Governance in the Middle East is topic of interest to scholars, activists and policy makers.

The definitive illustrated guide to modern British architecture, from one of the most acclaimed critics at work todayModernism is now a century old, and its consequences are all around us, built into our everyday lived environments.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE ESTWA AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022One of the least-known places on the planet, the only continent on earth with no indigenous population, Antarctica is a world apart.

With almost two hundred pages of original demographic and health-related maps that display county-by-county and regional information covering everything from the distribution of pharmacies, trauma centers, and emergency rooms to the number of lung, colon, and breast cancer patients in major metropolitan areas (by ZIP code), theTexas Health Atlasprovides an indispensable tool for healthcare providers and planners, risk managers, public officials and policymakers, public health workers, and university researchers and students.

Depicted by the man himself, The Journals of James Cook is an intimate first-hand account, providing an uncensored and reliable narrative of adventures spanning across the globe.

The Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada for the years from 1929 to 1937 included a series in nine parts of important papers on "e;Crucial Maps"e; which have been a frequent source of reference ever since for students of the history of discovery and of early cartography.

The first comprehensive research handbook of its kind, this volume showcases innovative approaches to understanding adolescent literacy learning in a variety of settings.

The Himalaya are world-renowned for their exquisite mountain scenery, ancient traditions, and diverse ethnic groups that tenaciously inhabit this harsh yet sublime landscape.

A country-by-country guide to the world.

An up-close, comprehensive, and colorful atlas that allows you to travel to the lands where Jesus walked, Moses traveled, and Paul preached.

The collection of reliable and comprehensive data on the magnitude, composition and distribution of a country's population is essential in order for governments to provide services, administer effectively and guide a country's development.

Completely updated, the new edition of this groundbreaking atlas maps the competing claims on limited water supplies made by farmers, industrialists and householders and investigates the uses and abuses of the resource, as well as the vexed question of how it can be equitably managed.

Topographic mapping plays a basic and important role within the extensive field of cartography.

This beatutiful book is alavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them.

Although the Battle of Arnhem was fought over sixty years ago.

Earlier this year, President Obama declared one of his top priorities to be "e;making sure that people are able to get enough to eat.

Seventy per cent of our planet's surface is covered with water, but most conventional atlases focus on the other thirty per cent.

Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named?

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Geschichte eines der berühmtesten Schiffe der Welt: die HMS Victory.

This title was originally published in 1965.

In Cartographic Mexico, Raymond B.

See the Earth revealed in amazing detail through more than 640 spectacular maps, along with fascinating fact files about countries all over the world.

First published in 1990, this is a comprehensive atlas containing over 270 detailed and wide-ranging maps, figures, plans and site photographs on all aspects of Roman Britain.

We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries.

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Take a trip to outer space with this weird and wonderful guide to our universe, the perfect gift for both young and old Vargic's beautifully innovative designs will help to explain all of the bizarre and fascinating aspects of the cosmos; from the history of the universe to what makes up our solar system and even how human life fits into the wider picture.

The stories behind Australia's many, many strange, inappropriate and downright hilarious place names.

You've got the whole world in your hands with the most amazing atlas around.

The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey.

Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world.

Governance in the Middle East is topic of interest to scholars, activists and policy makers.

First published in 1990, this is a comprehensive atlas containing over 270 detailed and wide-ranging maps, figures, plans and site photographs on all aspects of Roman Britain.

A picture atlas that takes young readers on a visual journey around the world, from Spain and Portugal to China and Mongolia.

If you've ever wondered where Cross Bar Lane, Banjo Cottage, the Blue Robin and the Bug House cinema were, or how Jacky Fields, Caller Beck, Egton Village, Gallows Close and Cock Mill got their names, then A History of Whitby & its Place Names will be of interest to you.

The best - and most enjoyable - way to find out about whiskies is by drinking them.

The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey.

Ever wondered why our towns and villages are so named?

Topographic mapping plays a basic and important role within the extensive field of cartography.

The essential guide to identifying every species of bird you may see in this area, for both tourists and wildlife enthusiasts.

Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights of Knightsbridge were?

A newer, fully updated edition of The World Altas of Coffee is now available to order: ISBN 978-1-78472986-8Coffee has never been better, or more interesting, than it is today.

A first-time skywatcher's guide from bright new talent, BBC Blue Peter astronomer, Anton VamplewMost books on stargazing claim to be for beginners, but by page 12 are talking about celestial equators and sidereal months.

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The Himalaya are world-renowned for their exquisite mountain scenery, ancient traditions, and diverse ethnic groups that tenaciously inhabit this harsh yet sublime landscape.