----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I've never before posted to a list of which I was not a member, so please accept my apologies in advance. I have a patron who needs a recommendation for a general world historical atlas to buy as a Christmas gift. He's a physician and is willing to spend upwards of a hundred dollars. Colleagues among general reference librarians tend to recommend the TIMES ATLAS OF WORLD HISTORY. Are there any obvious alternatives, or chould I just go with this one? Thanks in advance, and please respond directly to me. Ed Morman Institute of the History of Medicine Johns Hopkins [log in to unmask]