Publisher's Synopsis
What makes one atlas better than another? Accuracy, up–to–date information, ease of use, attractive maps, completeness, utility, authority . All these features come together in the The Macmillan World Atlas and are set off by a presentation of unparalleled beauty.
FRATURES OF THE MACMILLAN WORLD ATLAS:
- Maps created from a revolutionary new digital cartographic database
- 28 pages of dazzling satellite photographs
- 138 photos of natural and cultural sites
- 288 pages of extraordinary beautiful and accurate color maps
- Locator maps, time zones, and scale in feet and kilometers on each map spread
- 105,000–entry index
- Single, unifies, detailed scale of 1:4.5 million used throughout the world
- Plus additional close–up maps of the United States and southern Canada at 1:2.25 million scale
- Detailed road mapping information for the business and leisure traveler
- Realistic, natural map coloration
- A new standard for beauty, accuracy, and utility
