Hammond Atlas of the World.

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: July 1, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

This atlas, billed as the "flagship of a new generation of maps," badly needed after all the boundary and name changes countries have undergone over the last decade, was five years in the making. At the cutting edge of technology, it is the first world atlas produced directly from a digital database. Its maps, the most accurate ever created, are all computer generated. Aside from such technical kudos, it is cartography at its best.

A short history of map-making eases readers into this work. The Greeks, who knew the Earth was round, having observed its shadow upon the moon ...

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