Contains large full color plates and commentary on each map or set of maps. Includes approximately 600 maps covering the date span of 3000 BCE to 1975.
Synthesizing exceptional cartography and impeccable scholarship, this edition traces 12,000 years of history with 450 maps and over 200,000 words of text. 200 illustrations.
"Thoroughly revised and updated, The Prentice Hall Atlas of World History, Second Edition applies the most modern and innovative map-making techniques to present both a broad overview and a detailed examination of the many strands of global history. Features of the atlas include: An integrated cartographic approach that allows readers to look at world history from a number of different perspectives (global, thematic, regional, and chronological), two-page maps that provide a comprehensive overview of world history at key time periods, and introductions, focus questions, timelines, and map annotations that promote deeper examination of the interplay between geography and history" (Back Cover).