Pocket World Atlas
by Oxford University Press
Category: Atlases

Now the stunning full-color maps, comprehensive international coverage, and remarkable accuracy found in Oxford's larger Atlas of the World are available any time and place, in the Pocket World Atlas. This new addition to Oxford's atlas line is a handy, pocket-sized atlas ideal for travelers of all kinds. Handsomely bound in a padded leatherette case with gilt-edged pages and an attractive ribbon, the Pocket Atlas contains 96 pages of stunning, digitally-produced physical and political maps of the entire world, focusing particularly on areas of key business interest such as North America, Europe, and the Far East. Thoroughly up-to-date, it reflects political boundaries and name changes around the world, while an attractive introductory section outlines useful information from time zones and common air travel routes to average climate and temperature around the world. An easy-to-use 17,000 entry index lists major towns and cities, as well as geographical features such as lakes, rivers, and mountains. An indispensable reference for any traveler