--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 15:00:42 -0400 From: "World of Maps Inc." <[log in to unmask]> Subject: 4 new items of interest to members of this list. Sender: "World of Maps Inc." <[log in to unmask]> Historical Atlas of Central Europe By Paul Robert Magocsi Circa 2002 ISBN 0802084869 Paperback Price CAN$50.00 Published by University of Toronto Press The Historical Atlas of Central Europe covers the area from Poland, Lithuania, and the eastern part of Germany to Greece and western Turkey and extends in time from the early fifth century to the present. This new edition of the Historical Atlas of East Central Europe, first published in 1993 to great acclaim, incorporates the enormous political changes that have taken place since 1989, taking into consideration comments from seventy-five reviewers from seventeen countries. The final third of the volume has been completely reconceptualized and reconfigured with new maps, text and statistical tables. The bibliography has been updated and expanded. The Middle East A laminated full color double-sided educational wallmap. Publisher: Knowers Ark, Canada Price CAN$54.95 Dimensions 27" x 36" Side one: A stunning satellite image of the entire region from the Mediterranean to India surrounded by detailed social and economic profiles of 25 countries (including the US and Canada). Succinct information and statistics about religion, recent history, military expenditures and capabilities, global economics, transnational corporations, oil reserves, production and consumption and the fresh water crisis. Side two: Featured are large, detailed political maps of Afghanistan, Iraq and Israel/Palestine. Also included are historical maps of Palestine, Jerusalem and Israel from 1878 to 2000, detailing the mandates, early partition plans, and pre-1948 villages and settlements. Current settlements, refugee camps and zones of authority in the West bank and Gaza, and a water systems map showing watersheds, pipelines, wells and desalination plants. Lie of the Land - The Secret Life of Maps (Our apology if this book has been previously described on this list) Circa 2001 ISBN 0712347518 Price CAN$ 19.95 Published by The British Library Lie of the Land invites you to take a closer look at maps and to discover that there is often more to a map than meets the eye. In this book more than thirty specially selected maps are illustrated and discussed in detail, revealing the secrets hidden in the maps and the human stories behind their creation. Maps reflect the views of their makers and the societies and times in which they were made, and this book gathers together maps from around the world that have been used for the purpose of control, those reflecting a personal view of the world and those that reveal more when you take a closer look. Ontario First Nations Map Publisher CreeTech This map contains the following unique information: First Nation communities First Nations treaty boundaries within the province Scale 1:2,000,000 Price CAN$ 75.00 Additionaly shown are all major highways and railways, provincial and federal parks, towns and cities game preserves Faithfully, Brad Green -- ========= World of Maps Inc. ========= 1235 Wellington St. Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1Y 3A3 Thousands of topo maps, aeronautical charts, nautical charts, International maps & atlases, travel books, satellite posters Telephone (613) 724-6776 -OR- 1-800-214-8524 Fax. (613) 724-7776 or 1-800-897-9969 http://www.worldofmaps.com mailto:[log in to unmask] --- End Forwarded Message ---