This atlas is nice, and small. May not contain as much detail as the larger atlases do, but it is okay for quick reference. --Louise Ratliff Complete Atlas of the World, 4th Edition: Classic Mapping for the Modern World 4th Edition [image: image.png] The DK atlas (Dorling-Kindersly) is: - Item Weight : 6.4 pounds - Hardcover : 432 pages - ISBN-13 : 978-1465486202 - ISBN-10 : 1465486208 - Product Dimensions : 10.75 x 1.38 x 14.69 inches - Publisher : DK; 4th Edition (October 29, 2019) On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 2:10 PM Mark Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > National Geographic makes a nice atlas for the United States: > > Road Atlas 2021: Adventure Edition [United States, Canada, Mexico > ISBN 9780792289890 > $24.95 > > > > > > > from the publisher: > > # # # > > National Geographic's Road Atlas: Adventure Edition, is the ideal > companion for the next time you hit the road. Includes up-to-date road maps > for all 50 U.S. States, plus Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Major cities > and metropolitan areas are shown in detail with inset maps that include > popular attractions, infrastructure and points-of-interest. > > Setting this atlas apart from all other road atlases are the inclusion of > detailed maps and guidebook-like recommendations on the top 100 > destinations for adventure, plus the top 24 most visited National Parks. An > additional resources section provides contact information for local tourism > offices, plus a place name index to help easily locate a specific city. > > The Road Atlas: Adventure Edition is printed in North America and features > a heavy duty spiral binding and clear plastic cover for durability and > lay-flat reading. > > # # # > > As for the other questions: those particulars are best taken up with the > publisher. They each have their own way of addressing updates. See what I > did there? > > I can supply the Road Atlas 2021 : Adventure Edition to libraries or the > public. Libraries are welcome to email me a PO number and I’ll get a copy > shipped out. > > > Mark Walker > [log in to unmask] > World Map Source / Mexico Maps > 3920 Maricopa Drive > Santa Barbara CA 93110-1414 > 805-448-7273 mobile > 805-687-1011 office > > On Sep 24, 2020, at 1:26 PM, Ilene Raynes <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Hi all- > > I have a question from a patron I’m hoping you can help with: The patron > says he understands that with world atlases, as they publish new editions > each year, the copyright date changes, but he wants to know WHAT > changes are made yearly and at what level? So, for instance, country, city, > national park names or their boundaries, new roads, railways…Are they > updated? > > And secondly, he’s looking for a good world atlas, smaller than a coffee > table book, but he doesn’t like Rand McNally (!). Any suggestions? > > I know these are kind of odd questions, but I told him I’d run it by the > collective minds of many map librarians and see if we could get some > answers. Thank you! You can respond directly to me, off-list, if you’d like! > > Ilene > > Ilene Raynes > Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library > University Libraries > University of Colorado Boulder > 184 UCB > Boulder, CO 80309 > [log in to unmask] > > >