----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Macmillan Centennial Atlas of the World Published by Macmillan in 1996 Cartography by Geo Data ISBN 0028612647 Price CDN$ 245.00 ( US$ 175.00 ) Starting with 32 pages of satellite images the atlas goes on to show the world at a uniform 1:4,000,000 scale using detailed shaded relief and spot elevations to illustrate elevations. An additional section breaks down both the US and Canada at 1:2,000,000 scale. Statistics and facts on each country are shown in the next 16 pages with 32 pages of detail street level maps of the worlds largest cities. Included in the back flap of the atlas is the Planet Earth CD-ROM (not available separately) that provides an encyclopedic view of the landscapes, people and ecology of the planet. More than 1,500 photographs and over an hour of video and audio covering the culture, politics, geography and economics of nearly 200 countries. The index for geographic features and settlements is over 150,000 entries. Atlas of Canada and the World Published by Key Porter Books in 1996 by arrangement with George Philip Ltd. an imprint or Reed Books. Cartography by Philip's Printed and bound in China ISBN 1550138162 Price CDN$ 40.00 ( US$ 28.50 ) 20 pages of maps of Canada with an index of approximately 3,600 places and feature names with their geographical coordinates. No thematic or city maps are included, all maps use hypsometric tints to show elevations and political boundaries are shown with red lines. Most maps are only of southern Canada at scale 1:2,200,000 and all of northern Canada is on one map at 1:8,900,000 The World section has 128 pages of maps and the world index gives 45,000 names of features as well as towns and cities, however only the page number and a letter / number coordinate is given, no geographical coordinates. Here also there are no thematic or city maps. Brad Green ========= WORLD OF MAPS ========= 118 Holland Ave. Ottawa,ON, Canada, K1Y 0X6 Thousands of maps, atlases, travel books, satellite posters Telephone (613) 724-6776 Fax (613) 724-7776 or 1-800-897-9969 http://www.worldofmaps.com/ or email: [log in to unmask]