From: Heather Hansen [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 12:05 PM



 


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New App from Princeton
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World

Hailed by the New York Times as “the best geography of the ancient world
ever achieved” and deemed by classicist Bernard Knox to be “an indispensable
tool for historians concerned with ancient times” as well as “a source of
great pleasure for the amateur,” the unsurpassed Barrington Atlas of the
Greek and Roman World is now available in digital form as a full-featured
app for the iPad. Including all the content of the print edition of the
Barrington Atlas, the app makes this essential reference work more portable
and affordable than ever before possible.

• Carry all the content of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
on your iPad 
• Explore and study on the go with interactive color maps and full-screen HD
map images—all optimized for Retina Display 
• Navigate maps with a finger swipe or tap 
• Pinch-zoom up to 800 percent to see all detail 
• Find more than 20,000 locations through an interactive gazetteer 
• Bookmark locations for quick and easy access 
• See all maps in proper orientation in both portrait and landscape modes
through automatic “True North” rotation 
• Look at maps in the same order as the book and move seamlessly between
connected map plates without flipping pages 
• View ancient borders or overlay modern borders for reference 
• Examine maps in detail with an interactive map key 
• Access maps through multiple, intuitive pathways provided by an
easy-to-use interface 
• Store all data locally on your iPad—no Wi-Fi or network connection
necessary 

Technical Specifications: 
• Compatible with iPad 2 and above 
• Requires iOS 7.0 or later. 
• Size: 350 MB 
• Rating: Rated 4+

App: $19.99 | £13.99

Watch the App Trailer: http://press.princeton.edu/apps/barrington-atlas/

Download now:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/barrington-atlas-greek-roman/id767575157 

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