History of the World Map by Map
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Summary
See history as it happened - from the evolution of early humans to the space race - with 130 detailed maps that bring pivotal episodes of world history to life。
Including a foreword by renowned broadcaster and historian Peter Snow， this history atlas shows you the history of the world in thrilling action。 Follow Napoleon as he conquers Europe， explore the rise of the Roman Empire， or chart the progress of the Russian Revolution as each map presents an overview of the story then takes you， step by step， through how it developed， leaving its mark on land and ocean。
With cutting-edge design and breathtaking scope， History of the World Map by Map charts ancient， medieval， and modern history in all corners of the world。 Discover how patterns of global trade， exploration， conflict， and technological advances shaped key moments in human civilization， such as the success of ancient Egypt， the conquest of Peru， the decolonization of Africa and Asia， the American Civil War， and the energy and environmental challenges of the 21st century。
Alongside the maps are overviews and timelines of important periods such as the age of ancient Greece， the Renaissance， and World War 2， while paintings and photographs introduce overarching themes and epoch-defining moments such as fascism and communism， and the invention of printing。
Including a foreword by renowned broadcaster and historian Peter Snow， this history atlas shows you the history of the world in thrilling action。 Follow Napoleon as he conquers Europe， explore the rise of the Roman Empire， or chart the progress of the Russian Revolution as each map presents an overview of the story then takes you， step by step， through how it developed， leaving its mark on land and ocean。
With cutting-edge design and breathtaking scope， History of the World Map by Map charts ancient， medieval， and modern history in all corners of the world。 Discover how patterns of global trade， exploration， conflict， and technological advances shaped key moments in human civilization， such as the success of ancient Egypt， the conquest of Peru， the decolonization of Africa and Asia， the American Civil War， and the energy and environmental challenges of the 21st century。
Alongside the maps are overviews and timelines of important periods such as the age of ancient Greece， the Renaissance， and World War 2， while paintings and photographs introduce overarching themes and epoch-defining moments such as fascism and communism， and the invention of printing。
Reviews
Karel Baloun
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This is only the Political History， so consists ONLY of short paragraphs listing dates and key military/political men。 There is nothing here to integrate any of the conflicts or conquests into a coherent story， the way Jared Diamond， Yuval Harari， or Mann do。 So nothing here remains memorable， except for the visual nature of the maps。The stars I give are for accuracy， which seems solid。 Except that the “historical record” depends on artifacts or preserved written material。 Grateful that the musl This is only the Political History， so consists ONLY of short paragraphs listing dates and key military/political men。 There is nothing here to integrate any of the conflicts or conquests into a coherent story， the way Jared Diamond， Yuval Harari， or Mann do。 So nothing here remains memorable， except for the visual nature of the maps。The stars I give are for accuracy， which seems solid。 Except that the “historical record” depends on artifacts or preserved written material。 Grateful that the muslim arabs preserved the works of the greeks and romans for it to be “rediscovered”， and that the middle eastern desert preserved scrolls。 European diseases killing 90% of the “native” population of the Americas gets a mention， but why just only a mention。China especially would disagree， probably， because there is little continuity show between dynasties， and many periods of external domination。 Very minimal coverage of Africa， which is unjustified。 India also。。 besides Ashoka/Buddhism and the Vegas， what of historical value should be remembered。 These were all massive population centers， getting very little legacy。Russia （and the Vikings） get strange glorification of their Empires。 。。。more
Mark Fischer
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Good book that allows you to see time as it maps out in civilization。 To think in what is now USA there was Clovis people over 14，000 years， lizard mounds in west bend， and in Kenosha butchering of mammoth bones。 20-19，000 years ago butcher marks on mammoth bones， of Yana culture from the east， predates Colombus of 1492， or the Vikings in 1000。 Or slavery that went world wide started in Africa， by European nations that spread it world wide， but tended not to practice in their host nations， altho Good book that allows you to see time as it maps out in civilization。 To think in what is now USA there was Clovis people over 14，000 years， lizard mounds in west bend， and in Kenosha butchering of mammoth bones。 20-19，000 years ago butcher marks on mammoth bones， of Yana culture from the east， predates Colombus of 1492， or the Vikings in 1000。 Or slavery that went world wide started in Africa， by European nations that spread it world wide， but tended not to practice in their host nations， although slavery as been abolished in North and South America between 1860-1890， it still exist from 1970-present day in Africa， and Middle East。 。。。more
Jason Born
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Solid。 Brief history of the world。 Good DK maps。 Nice review。
Authentikate
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An absolutely gorgeous book！This is a coffee table sized book that touches on some of the major historical events from beginning of human history up to modern era。 With emphasis on important trade routes， major wars and territorial changes， the book first gives a brief overview of the time period， then displays pertinent illustrative maps。 There’s even a helpful timeline in the back。 This is not the type of book one will read cover to cover。 Rather， I’d imagine it being one of those books a read An absolutely gorgeous book！This is a coffee table sized book that touches on some of the major historical events from beginning of human history up to modern era。 With emphasis on important trade routes， major wars and territorial changes， the book first gives a brief overview of the time period， then displays pertinent illustrative maps。 There’s even a helpful timeline in the back。 This is not the type of book one will read cover to cover。 Rather， I’d imagine it being one of those books a reader dips in and out of as a question arises or interest strikes。 I know I will be！I read The Modern World section straight through and was impressed with the coverage of topics。 I wish more science was covered。 Major discoveries have shaped world events and maps too。 But hey， not complaining。 A gorgeous resource I only wish I had sooner。 。。。more
Rick Sam
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Mesmerizing way of narrating History Thoroughly， Enjoyed every part of it。 Deus Vult， Gottfried
Dwight Croy
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A great resource for Historical Fiction; dates are consistent with other research helps。
Isaiah Nunez
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I fucking love maps。
Lady Wesley
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My family knows that I love maps。 And I love history。 So， this was a Christmas present in 2021 from my niece and nephew。 I have not actually read all of it， but I have enjoyed the parts I did read。 On the one hand， it probably is not for the history novice。 On the other， though， if one prefers visual learning， this book should suit。Another GR reviewer gave a critical review listing events that are not included。 I would just say that this does not pretend to be a comprehensive history of the worl My family knows that I love maps。 And I love history。 So， this was a Christmas present in 2021 from my niece and nephew。 I have not actually read all of it， but I have enjoyed the parts I did read。 On the one hand， it probably is not for the history novice。 On the other， though， if one prefers visual learning， this book should suit。Another GR reviewer gave a critical review listing events that are not included。 I would just say that this does not pretend to be a comprehensive history of the world。 It's all about the maps。 。。。more
Andreea Borz
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A great refference book that makes a lot easier and more fun to unravel history throughout the centuries。
Nathan Erickson
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Way too much to absorb but fantastic and beautifully presented。
Popescu Nicoleta
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4，5
Mark Molina sauma
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The best history book ive ever read！
Катерина И。
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More of an encyclopedia than a book this is a wonderfully crafted page by page masterpiece in World History， made to be read more with the "eyes"。 Every map triggers the reader's imagination without any intrusiveness and imposition of dry information。 I had a lovely Journey while reading this BOOK！ More of an encyclopedia than a book this is a wonderfully crafted page by page masterpiece in World History， made to be read more with the "eyes"。 Every map triggers the reader's imagination without any intrusiveness and imposition of dry information。 I had a lovely Journey while reading this BOOK！ 。。。more
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。
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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