History of the World Map by Map
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Summary
Maps don't just show us where to go， but also where we've been。 A stunning overview of all human history， side by side with 140 custom maps。
Learn how something like the printing press can define a time， or how the Allies in Europe could defeat the Nazis。 There is so much to read about in this remarkable history book， and just as much to look at。
Maps are more than the topography of the Earth or the borders of countries。 Maps can represent the movement of people and ideas， and they provide a unique way to explain historical themes and explore sweeping periods of time。
This stunning visual reference book starts with the evolution and migration of our oldest ancestors out of Africa。 You can then look up maps about the Greece and Persian War， the Mongol Conquests， Medieval Europe's trade routes， and the rise of the Ottomans。 There are maps about the colonization of North America， the scientific revolution， Napoleon's advances， and Britain's control of India。 There's more in later centuries， like the Age of Imperialism， the American Civil War， industrialized Europe， and the transformation of Japan。
This history book reaching across millennia gives you a broad view of the pivotal events in our past。 With 140 maps， complimented with pictures， info boxes， and timelines， there's so much to enjoy and learn about。 You will gain a strong understanding of some of the forces and movements across continents that have shaped our world。
A Map Guided Tour of World History
Inside this beautiful cover are concise and fascinating historical information， 140 custom maps， and many ways to engage in history that will interest many readers， from students wanting additional resources for school to history buffs that love a good book and cartography。
Go on a guided tour through time:
- Prehistory 7 MYA-3000 BCE
- The Ancient World 3000 BCE-500 CE
- Middle Ages 500-1450 CE
- The Early Modern World 1450-1700
- Revolution and Industry 1700-1850
- Progress and Empire 1850-1914
- The Modern World 1914-Present
Learn how something like the printing press can define a time， or how the Allies in Europe could defeat the Nazis。 There is so much to read about in this remarkable history book， and just as much to look at。
Maps are more than the topography of the Earth or the borders of countries。 Maps can represent the movement of people and ideas， and they provide a unique way to explain historical themes and explore sweeping periods of time。
This stunning visual reference book starts with the evolution and migration of our oldest ancestors out of Africa。 You can then look up maps about the Greece and Persian War， the Mongol Conquests， Medieval Europe's trade routes， and the rise of the Ottomans。 There are maps about the colonization of North America， the scientific revolution， Napoleon's advances， and Britain's control of India。 There's more in later centuries， like the Age of Imperialism， the American Civil War， industrialized Europe， and the transformation of Japan。
This history book reaching across millennia gives you a broad view of the pivotal events in our past。 With 140 maps， complimented with pictures， info boxes， and timelines， there's so much to enjoy and learn about。 You will gain a strong understanding of some of the forces and movements across continents that have shaped our world。
A Map Guided Tour of World History
Inside this beautiful cover are concise and fascinating historical information， 140 custom maps， and many ways to engage in history that will interest many readers， from students wanting additional resources for school to history buffs that love a good book and cartography。
Go on a guided tour through time:
- Prehistory 7 MYA-3000 BCE
- The Ancient World 3000 BCE-500 CE
- Middle Ages 500-1450 CE
- The Early Modern World 1450-1700
- Revolution and Industry 1700-1850
- Progress and Empire 1850-1914
- The Modern World 1914-Present
Reviews
David W。
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Four stars again for some regrettable typoes and map errors。 Good read still。
Turko
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Must have book， you can easily understand main events in the history of the world through maps and texts。
Thomas Ray
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History of the World Map by Map， DK/Smithsonian， 2018， ISBN 9781465475855， Dewey 911， 440pp。 Bland:Farming presented as progress--no admission that it was resorted to only when the abundant game was gone。Equates socialism with the USSR。 p。 234。 （In fact， socialism is public schools， and all other government-provided public services。 The USSR was autocracy。）Says slavery "contributed" to the Industrial Revolution。 Actually， the Industrial Revolution was /founded/ on slavery: chattel slavery and wa History of the World Map by Map， DK/Smithsonian， 2018， ISBN 9781465475855， Dewey 911， 440pp。 Bland:Farming presented as progress--no admission that it was resorted to only when the abundant game was gone。Equates socialism with the USSR。 p。 234。 （In fact， socialism is public schools， and all other government-provided public services。 The USSR was autocracy。）Says slavery "contributed" to the Industrial Revolution。 Actually， the Industrial Revolution was /founded/ on slavery: chattel slavery and wage-slavery。 p。 212。 Tells us slaves were emancipated after the U。S。 Civil War--but doesn't say how little changed， after the end of Reconstruction， under the sharecropping system， Jim Crow， and a Southerner-dominated Supreme Court。 p。 257。No admission that the U。S。 /forced/ Japan into WWII by using the U。S。 Pacific fleet to prevent fuel from reaching Japan。 Pretends that， had Japan not attacked Pearl Harbor， the U。S。 might have accepted Japanese domination of Asia。 p。 301。No mention of Zionist terrorism leading to the formation of Israel。Understates U。S。 crimes in Latin America and Southeast Asia。No mention that /half/ of the world's plant and animal species became extinct since 1950。Prehistory 7 million years ago - 3000 BCE （before written records）The Ancient World 3000 BCE - 500 CE （before the collapse of Rome）The Middle Ages 500 CE - 1450 CE （before Gutenberg printing press）The Early Modern World 1450 - 1700 （before the Industrial Revolution）Revolution and Industry 1700 - 1850 （before peak of British Empire）Progress and Empire 1850 - 1914 （before WWI）The Modern World 1914 - Present （before peak of U。S。 empire）Earliest known evidence of fire use 1 million years ago in southern Africa。 。。。more
Rex
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I am a dedicated DK fan。 This is by far one of the best published work， again。 The goal of this grant coffee table/ textbook is simple yet tough: writing seven thousand years of civilization within ~180 maps。They did it。Remarkably detailed， colorful rendering of maps， complete covering without any bias towards any populistic ideas such as nationalism， racism， genderism， nor religionism。 This is a must keep from school kids to college students， from history buff to map nerd， from professional sch I am a dedicated DK fan。 This is by far one of the best published work， again。 The goal of this grant coffee table/ textbook is simple yet tough: writing seven thousand years of civilization within ~180 maps。They did it。Remarkably detailed， colorful rendering of maps， complete covering without any bias towards any populistic ideas such as nationalism， racism， genderism， nor religionism。 This is a must keep from school kids to college students， from history buff to map nerd， from professional scholars to avid readers。 。。。more
Kiran
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Yes I read this cover to cover， yes I will probably read it many many more times。 MAPS ARE SO COOL！！！！！ So much has happened on this planet！！！ This is just a portion of it！！
Paul
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This book has lots of nice photos and maps， and the text--up until 230 years ago--is pretty informative。 However， after that point the text is often misleading and generally not worth reading。
Lois Joy Hofmann
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This is a wonderful reference book that I know I will use over and over again。 We have two homes， and I found it so valuable that I purchased a second copy for the coffee table of our summer home。
Paul Johnson
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Everything I could possible have hoped for。
Silvano Paternoster
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A great educational masterpiece。 Lots of maps and colors。Very easy reading and reads quickly。 Not that thorough， quite shallow in depth， but by doing so achieves a good balance of readability
Mi Universo Literario Writer
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UNA OBRA MAESTRA。 ¡Se lo recomiendo a todo historiador！
Mervin Wilson
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This is a beautiful and generally informative book。 However， it only highlights and maps the people sold by Africans to countries and territories in South and North America。 Dedicating a two-page spread to "The Atlantic Slave Trade" gives a historically inaccurate impression。 Of the 34 million people that Africans sold into slavery， 35% went to the Americas （and more than 95% of those people went to places other than the United States）。 The other 65% of the people sold by Africans into slavery w This is a beautiful and generally informative book。 However， it only highlights and maps the people sold by Africans to countries and territories in South and North America。 Dedicating a two-page spread to "The Atlantic Slave Trade" gives a historically inaccurate impression。 Of the 34 million people that Africans sold into slavery， 35% went to the Americas （and more than 95% of those people went to places other than the United States）。 The other 65% of the people sold by Africans into slavery went to other parts of the world。 Why is the story of the vast majority of Sub-Saharan African slaves obscured in this book？ Very little in the long history of humanity is as reprehensible as slavery， and even a broad survey of history must do better in recognizing the extent and complexity of it。 。。。more
Christopher Lutz
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Just like the WWII Map by Map book， this DK coffee table book provides a wealth of historical information in beautiful， easy to understand maps。 It works best with the various military campaigns in history， but also makes for interesting breakdowns of eras in history such as the Industrial Revolution。 I’ve really begun to expand my interesting world history beyond a few specific eras and this boo has been a big part of that。 I especially enjoyed the breakdowns of the Ancient World。
Sam
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A well-made book if you're looking for a general overview of most of the major points in history。 Despite a few typos in the French version that I read， it's a good starting point to spark an interest to delve deeper into certain periods， with the beautiful maps included providing a spark of intrigue。 A well-made book if you're looking for a general overview of most of the major points in history。 Despite a few typos in the French version that I read， it's a good starting point to spark an interest to delve deeper into certain periods， with the beautiful maps included providing a spark of intrigue。 。。。more
Mike Parkes
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Awesome， sumptuous and gorgeous reference work that is just what the title describes。 As usual， proportionately more space is devoted to European events and cultures， but this book still does a pretty good job of covering the rest of the world’s history， particularly Asia。 My only complaint is that some of the maps try to pack in too much information – using multiple different colours or designs in the legend that end up being too similar to one another。 But that’s a minor complaint – this book Awesome， sumptuous and gorgeous reference work that is just what the title describes。 As usual， proportionately more space is devoted to European events and cultures， but this book still does a pretty good job of covering the rest of the world’s history， particularly Asia。 My only complaint is that some of the maps try to pack in too much information – using multiple different colours or designs in the legend that end up being too similar to one another。 But that’s a minor complaint – this book deserves a spot in any home library。 。。。more
Noreen
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A book of historical maps makes reading history fun。 Reading appropriate map as I read The Western Heritage by Kagan， Ozment， Turner。 No need for a separate book on historical timelines。 Each map has。 Timeline for the focus and surrounding area。 A well done map gives a “feel” for sense of place， geographic scope。 A class in Political Geography was a liberal arts optional class in some colleges。 Sadly， Political geography classes went the way of Field Pharmacology classes in pharmacy school。
Vivian Wiltshire
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This is a very entertaining book。。。a great coffee table book。 Loved the graphics， photos and brief explanation of each time period。。。learned a lot in this book。。。。love the cover。。。any history bluff would love this book。 Gave this book a 3。75 out of 5 stars！
Alexandru
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A fine history book。 The good part - it is quite recent - it mentions event up to 2018。 The bad part - the format - it is trying to compress a lot of info on a limited amount of pages and as a result， it is hard to read it。 The maps are beautiful， but containing a lot of info in a vast period pf time。 Not the best format in my view。
Nick
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Great book， everything you need to know on an army's movements and the conquered territories。Descriptive information。 Great book， everything you need to know on an army's movements and the conquered territories。Descriptive information。 。。。more
Nicola
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Interesting overview of the globe and its history， but saddened that almost every map was about war。 I'd love to see a companion volume about art， literature， science， discovery， music and so on that didn't have a single war reference in it。 Given that we're human， though， that's unlikely to be possible。 But for history beginners， or beginners in history of particular periods or regions， it's a good browse-through book。 Could lead people on to much more in-depth reading on subjects that grab the Interesting overview of the globe and its history， but saddened that almost every map was about war。 I'd love to see a companion volume about art， literature， science， discovery， music and so on that didn't have a single war reference in it。 Given that we're human， though， that's unlikely to be possible。 But for history beginners， or beginners in history of particular periods or regions， it's a good browse-through book。 Could lead people on to much more in-depth reading on subjects that grab their attention。 。。。more
Max Godin
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I love history！ That's a fact and anyone else who has the same passion for the subject as I do should certainly purchase this book！！ The amount of information in the pages is close to overflowing， not to mention the wonderful pictures and diagrams that go side by side with it。 We have European， Asian， African， North American， Romans to the Cold War， this is the sort of history book that should be in classrooms！！！ I love history！ That's a fact and anyone else who has the same passion for the subject as I do should certainly purchase this book！！ The amount of information in the pages is close to overflowing， not to mention the wonderful pictures and diagrams that go side by side with it。 We have European， Asian， African， North American， Romans to the Cold War， this is the sort of history book that should be in classrooms！！！ 。。。more
Eva
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An amazing read + images/maps were great！ Is full of informative information。 Would recommend to everyone interested in history。
Jeff
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Amazing depth and detail。 Simply a wonderful resource for any history buff or map enthusiast。 Cannot offer enough praise for this。
Eliza
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Got this as a Christmas present for my mom this year -- I know she's going to love it。 She's obsessed with maps and this book has a fantastic layout; it is also incredibly interesting to read！ Got this as a Christmas present for my mom this year -- I know she's going to love it。 She's obsessed with maps and this book has a fantastic layout; it is also incredibly interesting to read！ 。。。more
Kirsty
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