An encyclopedic reference contains over four hundred demographic, economic, and political maps of every region of the world, in a volume complemented by detailed text, photographs, diagrams, and digital mapping technology.

Presents world, regional, and thematic maps as well as photographic essays on each continent.

Contains the latest data, maps of the world, and graphs as well as lively essays about the world, geography-themed games, crosswords, and picture puzzles.

"THE SKY ATLAS assembles some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created to understand the skies above us. This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography-a glorious art often overlooked by modern map books-as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogues, antique instruments, and other curiosities. This is the sky as it has never been presented before: the realm of stars...

Contains over 100 pages of up-to-date topographic and political maps and satellite imagery as well as detailed maps of the ocean seafloors. Captures recent changes to the world's geography with updated tables and world statistics providing data on climate, population, and area. Includes an index with over 58,000 locations.

"This atlas aims to survey the origins, historical development, and current strength, distribution, and nature of the major world religions and their offshoots, and to look at some of the religions of the ancient world"--Page 11.