Have you ever looked at a map and got completely interested and scanned each area over and over again, memorizing the landscape, the names of towns, streets, cities and states? Have you ever picked up a giant Atlas book and spent hours poring over it? If so, you’re certainly not alone and when you look down on a map or map book it’s almost like a bird’s-eye view of things. Many people are so intrigued with maps that it’s almost unbelievable.
If you love maps and map books, if you’re someone who loves using Google Earth and understanding the layout of the earth in relation to everything else, let me recommend one of the best giant atlas books I’ve ever seen. In fact, this is the Atlas that I myself own;
“The Times Atlas of the World; Complete Edition” by John Bartholomew & Son, LTD Edinburgh; 1967
Each country and state is listed along with the major cities in each. All resources are also listed, populations too. Energy resources, natural resources, agricultural resources, climate and animal distribution. The map of the Moon is also found in this book, along with all the ocean floors to the best of humanity’s ability at the time of publication. Earthquakes, volcanoes and all the islands, all included. The Atlas has divided the world by continent and region, with information on each.
Although the border lines and names of many nations have changed since then, this Atlas is spectacular in every way, it’s where I go to answer questions about our world, even before going online for up-to-date information. Get an atlas for your family and you’ll be glad you did.