senior editor: Rob Houston ; editors: Helen Abramson, Steve Setford, Rona Skene.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First American edition.
MATERIAL SPECIFIC AREA: CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS - MATHEMATICAL DATA
Mathematical Data Statement
Scale not given
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
DK Publishing,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 atlas (192 pages) :
Other Physical Details
color illustrations, color maps ;
Dimensions
31 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"Geography as you've never seen it before"--Cover.
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Includes color illustrations of national flags (pages 186-187).
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Maps on endpapers.
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Relief shown by shading, gradient tints, and land forms. Relief shown pictorially.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Land, sea, and air -- Living world -- People and planet -- Engineering and technology -- History -- Culture.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Contains a collection of 80 ... specially commissioned world maps that show you where everything is on our planet. The world's most dangerous predators, ancient mummies, disastrous asteroid impacts, and towering skyscrapers--find out where they all are in this ultimate atlas that showcases the best of geography, history, nature, culture, and technology"--Flap p. [1] of dust jacket.