World History Atlas by Jeremy Black

World History Atlas Reviews

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  Nathaniel Morgan

  This is a stupendous book. I'm reading it as a companion to The Penguin History of The World, it really enriches the experience of that dense but wonderful text.
  
  It's a gigantic book and there are so very many maps, showing everything from the spread of the first cities, to the trade routes of empires, and development of religions from their regional beginning. I've only read the first section because I'm following ancient history at the moment, but I've flicked ahead and they are vast numbers of maps for every era and region of the world and beautifully presented. It's been invaluable for me in picturing the vanished civilisations of the ancient world. Mention of Ur no longer makes me go "er?" and my ideas of Messopotania are somewhat less "messy"... sorry.
  
  The only slight flaw is my copy smells of vomit, which makes it slightly less edifying. I think (and hope) it's a property of the inks used, but I did get it from a charity shop so it could actually be vomit. On the plus side, I tend to forget about the smell after a while as the book's so engrossing!
  
  I want to read the DK Illustrated Encyclopedia of The Universe next (by the same publisher)which looks just as brilliant.
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  Joseph Harriott

  essential reference for me. More up-to-date stuff on the web, of course, but this book compilation is the best I've found for a general guide.
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  Tally, The Chatty Introvert

  This is a pretty good reference that shows you most topics on a global format. Whether it's the spread of the black death or rise of certain crops and inventions, there's a lot of sidebar text and maps of the world. Perhaps its my pickiness, but the maps are a bit small compared to the possibilities, but they're still readable and worth a look.
  
  I think of this as the book-length version of those little world maps about history that are generally in the beginning pages of most atlases of the world. Well, they took a lot of those types and combined them into one large book for a decent price.
  
  Worth hanging onto for a good visual reference when you get the chance, probably a good homework helper for a 6th grader on up.
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  LGandT

  A little difficult for what I was wanting. I do use it quite a bit when I read historical fiction. Most likely not what the author intended but I find it quite useful to me for that.
  It's a very large and heavy book, not something to just carry around with you.
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  Grant

  A comprehensive look at world history through maps, combining thematic and regional approaches. The illustrations are well-chose and the text is clear and concise.
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  Yusuf Demirci

  It starts from the first human. The sections are about the essential events in history. Clear explanations, photos, and more. Attractive book to start the history.
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  Joe Dean

  Most of us digest history by reading or watching a documentary, or even taking a college course on a particular thread, like taking a drive through a countryside to get the feel of a landscape. When you look at that same landscape on google maps, you see something different, and understand how everything connects. In the same way, a good historical atlas is essential to get a sense of how all these histories fit together. The DK atlas is the best I have ever seen for doing this. The graphics are high quality, maps are detailed and just fun to look at. It's the google earth of history.
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  Rory

  A very serious book, tons of information presented in detailed maps and on easy to read charts. A great read, fun and very informative. One of my all time favourites, I bring it everywhere with me(even though it is about two and a half kilos in weight) and I never get tired of flicking through its pages.
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  Stephanie

  This book is not one you just sit down and read. The maps are great and the texts scattered around each map page is informative but hard to follow when deciding where to start reading. It is a great way to put history in context because so much can be happening all over the world at once.
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  Janis

  Mapping human geography, this book is fascinating!
  
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  Karen Morgan

  I'm a very visual learner so I love picking this book up to explore topics and places that come up in current events. A favorite in my collection!
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  Belle Meade School

  911
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  Fares

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  Keiran 'sam'

  full of really interesting stuff. Was a joy to read