The Hamlyn Historical Atlas

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General Editor: R.I. Moore

A modern historical atlas is more than a reference book to be hidden on library shelves. It should suggest new themes and dimensions to familiar subjects, and summarise graphically a modern vision of the world’s history. To this end, it must combine easy-to-read, accurate cartography, an imaginative selection of facts to be shown on each map, and an overall balance, that reflects the needs of both the contemporary student and the general reader.

The Hamlyn Historical Atlas contains 102 pages of entirely new full-colour maps assembled by a team of experts under the editorship of R.I. Moore of the University of Sheffield. Particular attention has been paid to illustrating themes of cultural history, of the relationship between different civilizations, and of the growth of an overall world community. The non-Western world, especially Asia, receives full coverage and the contributors have taken care to concentrate on information of specific importance to the themes of each map - whether it be the routes of royal progresses in medieval Germany, or the spread of government-sponsored factories in 19th-century Japan - rather than on military activity or border changes.

The maps are illuminated by a series of essays by Mr. Moore and the Associate Editors, Mark Greengrass and Bernard Wasserstein. These essays draw together the ideas of various maps and open up new perspectives from historical geography. The result is a guide to world history that is essential reference and fascinating reading for everyone interested in history.