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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:28:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Historical Atlases (fwd)

I have two particular favorites in the general world history category.

The first is Shepherd's Historical Atlas.  These maps are a little on the
old-fashioned side.  Relief is shown on these map by hachures, but the
colors are excellent and the two-page maps are prepared in such a way that
there is no gutter across the middle of the pages.  For maps of the
ancient world, for medieval Europe and other such matters, these are a
standard.  There is slightly less coverage for other regions of the world
and for more recent periods.  The atlas goes to 1929; Hammond added maps
for the period 1929 to 1959, which do not match the quality of the older
maps.

Another personal favorite is the atlas volume, volume 14, of the New
Cambridge Modern History.  This is about the same size, quarto rather than
folio, as the atlas above.  Its maps are clearer and easier to read than
Shepherd's.  For the most part, these maps are planimetric rather than
topographic.  It covers all parts of the world with equal thoroughness,
while Shepherd's is a bit Eurocentric.

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Ken Grabach         <[log in to unmask]>
Documents and Maps Librarian
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, Ohio  45056  USA


On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:25:32 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Historical Atlases
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Does anybody have a favorite historical atlas either currently in print or
> electronic that they can recommend?   It seems that the great classic
> historical atlases are no longer in print.  Thanks in advance for any help
> you can give.
>
>
> John M. Anderson
> Map Librarian and Director
> Cartographic Information Center
> Department of Geography & Anthropology
> LSU
> Baton Rouge, LA 70803
>