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When you make use of a product from Oxford University Press, you assume a high standard in content, presentation, and physical quality.
OUP’s Atlas of the World hits the mark in all three categories.
This handsome, large, and pleasingly heavy volume sits in an easily accessible place in my den where it is frequently pulled off the shelf for family consultation.
The maps are of course splendid, but that hardly bears comment. What is surprisingly helpful is the ‘geographical glossary’ and the sheer quantity and detail of the ‘index to world maps’. If you can’t find your city or region in this index, it’s got to be ‘blink-or-you’ll-miss-it’ size.
I haven’t decided yet whether the love of maps is born into a person or if it can be acquired.
It doesn’t really matter. If you’ve got it, you’ll love the Oxford Atlas of the World. Don’t plan on taking it with you, though. It’s not meant for mobility. It will prove an invaluable and informative ornament to your home and, if it gets its due, be a frequent helper in finding that remote place Uncle Harry’s car burnt up in.
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