Like many atlases, this one contains tables, graphs and a substantial amount of text. Handy compilations of numerical data. Each table credits the source of the information, sometimes suggesting other lines of inquiry. Annual publications like Whitaker's Almanac can be used to assemble time-series data. Some 25,000 entries, organized into 48 sections, each with introductory remarks.
Most entries are in English.
Author and subject index. 35,000 major works published through 1970. A bibliography and description of 685 important reference tools, including chronologies, guides to archives, atlases, and other bibliographies. Citations and descriptions of 8,000 publications on the state of historical scholarship. Author and subject index.