Amazing World Atlas (HB) by Alexa Ward

$30.00 NZD

Category: Children - Reference | Series: Lonely Planet Kids

Bringing planet earth to life, this colourful and fun addition to Lonely Planet Kids takes you on a trip around the world that you'll never forget. Filled with continental and regional maps, lively text, an entry for every country on the planet, plus mind-blowing facts, and an emphasis on the species th at live on our planet, this is an essential resource for young readers wanting to learn about the world. With 240 pages of illustrated maps, engaging infographics, mind-blowing photography and a large dose of humour, this fun and informative world guide, written by children's author and wildlife enthusiast Alexa Ward, is the definitive guide to what our planet is really like.  From exploration of indigenous peoples all over the globe, to illustrations of festivals in Brazil and each country's individual history, young readers will be enticed to go on a journey to some of the furthest corners of the globe, learning intriguing facts as they go. Take a trip around the world that you'll never forget with the Amazing World Atlas! About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!   ...Show more

New Zealand Handy Atlas by Hema Maps

$25.00 NZD

Category: Atlases

Tour the land of the long white cloud with New Zealand's clearest mapping.  This small format atlas has more than 1500 motorhome parks, camping grounds, wastewater disposal sites and adventure activity locations marked. Additional city and national parks maps offer something for every kind of traveller , while a succinct trip planning section simplifies the preparation and research stage for any New Zealand adventure. Spiral Bound ...Show more

We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa by Chris McDowall & Tim Denee

$70.00 NZD

Category: Atlases

An extraordinary visual data book like no other. Clustered yet scattered, we New Zealanders live across the country's physical landscapes, experiencing its varied weather and environments. We co-create its political, economic and social systems on a daily basis. Each of us has a particular view of Aotea roa, yet nobody comprehends the whole. This book's sets of maps and graphics help New Zealanders make sense of their country, to grasp the scale, diversity and intricacies of Aotearoa, and to experience feelings of connection to land, to place, to this time in our history, and to one another. By making data visible, each graphic reveals insights about Aotearoa. They answer a range of questions: Who visits us? How were these lands formed? Where do we live and work? How equal are we? How do we hurt ourselves? Where do our cats go to at night? This compelling mixture of charts, graphs, diagrams, maps and illustrations is functional, beautiful, insightful and enlightening. It tells us where we are, here, in 2018. Essays by some of New Zealand's best thinkers complete the package. ...Show more

Blaeu: Atlas Maior by Joan Blaeu

$149.99 NZD

Category: Atlases

World class: The finest atlas ever publishedSuperlatives tend to fail in face of Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior, one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. The original Latin edition, completed in 1665, was the largest and most expensive book to be published during the 17th century. Its 59 4 maps across 11 volumes spanned Arctica, Asia, Europe, and America. Its scale and ambition occupies such an important place in Dutch history that it is included in the Canon of Dutch History, an official survey of 50 individuals, creations, or events that chart the historical development of the Netherlands.TASCHEN's meticulous reprint brings this luxurious Baroque wonder into the hands of modern readers. In an age of digitized cartography and global connectivity, it celebrates the steadfast beauty of quality print and restores the wonder of an exploratory age, in which Blaeu's native Amsterdam was a center of international trade and discovery.True to TASCHEN's optimum reproduction standards, the edition derives from the Austrian National Library's complete colored and gold-heightened copy of Atlas Maior, assuring the finest detail and quality. University of Amsterdam's Peter van der Krogt introduces the historical and cultural significance of the atlas while providing detailed descriptions for individual maps, revealing the full scale and ambition of Blaeu's masterwork. As much an artwork as a cartographical adventure, the book comes with a slipcase that converts neatly into a display bookstand.Text in English, French, and German ...Show more

Collins World Atlas: Complete Edition by Collins Maps

$75.00 NZD

Category: Atlases

Fully revised and updated general world reference atlas. Highly detailed maps giving balanced worldwide coverage, beautifully illustrated thematic pages and thousands of facts and statistics, including world and continental ranking tables. Top of the Range World Atlas This atlas of the world presents a complete view of the world, bringing it to life through innovative maps, stunning images and detailed content. It offers an exciting perspective on how the planet is made up, how it looks and how it works. This atlas takes you further than traditional world atlases, giving a more complete understanding of the world. This atlas includes: * Wide range of topical issues covered including natural disasters, population, climate and the environment * Key country statistics allow comparisons of their state of development and an understanding of today's world * Thousands of facts and statistics including world and continental ranking tables ...Show more

Terra Incognita : 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years by Robert Muggah; Ian Goldin

$55.00 NZD

Category: Atlases

'A riveting account of humanity´s most pressing challenges and innovative solutions, fusing mesmerizing maps and compelling analysis to help navigate our complex future'  Steven Pinker 'Fascinating, beautiful, alarming and revelatory use of mapping and infographics' - Stephen Fry on EarthTime maps   F rom the global impact of the Coronavirus to exploring the vast spread of the Australian bush fires, join authors Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah as they trace the ways in which our world has changed and the ways in which it will continue to change over the next hundred years. Map-making is an ancient impulse. From the moment homo sapiens learnt to communicate we have used them to make sense of our surroundings. But as Albert Einstein once said, 'you can't use old maps to explore a new world.' And now, when the world is changing faster than ever before, our old maps are no longer fit for purpose. Welcome to Terra Incognita. Based on decades of research, and combining mesmerising, state-of-the-art satellite maps with enlightening and passionately argued analysis, Ian and Robert chart humanity's impact on the planet, and the ways in which we can make a real impact to save it, and to thrive as a species. Learn about: fires in the arctic; the impact of sea level rise on cities around the world; the truth about immigration - and why fears in the West are a myth; the counter-intuitive future of population rise; the miracles of health and education that are waiting around the corner, and the reality about inequality, and how we end it. The book traces the paths of peoples, cities, wars, climates and technologies, all on a global scale. Full of facts that will confound you, inform you, and ultimately empower you, Terra Incognita guides readers to a new place of understanding, rather than to a physical location. ...Show more

History of World Trade in Maps by Philip Parker

$55.00 NZD

Category: Business and Law

Trade is the lifeblood of nations. It has provided vital goods and wealth to countries and merchants from the ancient Egyptians who went in search of gold and ivory to their 21st-century equivalents trading high-tech electronic equipment from the Far East .In this beautiful book, more than 70 maps give a visual representation of the history of World Commerce, accompanied by text which tells the extraordinary story of the merchants, adventurers, middle-men, and monarchs who bought, sold, explored, and fought in search of profit and power. The maps are all works of art, witnesses to history, and have a fascinating story to tell. The maps include: - atalh y k Plan, c. 6200BC - Babylonian Map of the World, c. 600BC - Stone Map of China, 1136 - Hereford Mappa Mundi, c. 1300 - Buondelmonti Map of Constantinople, c. 1420 - The Waldseem ller Map, 1507 - James Rennell Map of Hindoostan, 1782 - Air Age Map, 1945 - Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Dashboard, 2020 ...Show more

Collins Junior Atlas

$23.00 NZD

Category: Atlases | Series: Collins Primary Atlases

Fully revised and updated for 2020, this is an ideal world reference atlas for young primary school geographers aged 9-11 years (Key stage 2). Published in association with the Geographical Association, it enables children to learn about the world today and understand how maps and atlases work. * The at las is organised into sections covering the UK, Europe, the world and continents with more detailed larger scale maps of countries and regions popular for focus studies. * It includes topics such as climate, population, migration, trade and environmental issues, such as global warming. * Topographical based mapping helps the young geographer understand the processes which take place during the formation of the earth's landscapes. * The reference mapping is designed for maximum clarity and accessibility, and is supported by photographs and data boxes, with detailed map keys and scale information on each map. * Specially selected topic maps give additional information linking to knowledge and understanding of distant places. * Tables of key world country data include an Ecological Footprint figure for each country. selected topic maps give additional information linking to knowledge and understanding of distant places. * Tables of key world country data include an Ecological Footprint figure for each country. ...Show more

Subterranea by Chris Fitch

$60.00 NZD

Category: Atlases

If you were to peel back the Earth's surface like an orange, then take a sly peek underneath, what extraordinary things would you see? Subterranea is where the world's remaining mysteries are yet to be found. For millennia, across nations and cultures, it has been a hotbed of fantastical stories. It's w here humans have kept their most sacred treasures and their darkest secrets. It's where we have found evidence of our past and may, at some point, find an escape route for our uncertain future. But what would we find there today? From the underground cities of Cappadocia to smuggling tunnels on the US-Mexico border, caves full of tiny blind dragons and a seed vault located 1300km inside the Arctic circle, Subterranea demonstrates that the world below our feet is every bit as vivid and evocative as the world we see around us. Lavishly illustrated and replete with maps and photographs of little-explored locations, Subterranea is the unique, untold and utterly unforgettable story of our planet from the inside. ...Show more

Philip's Atlas of the World by phillips

$159.95 NZD

$180.00 (11% off)

Category: Atlases

Based on the latest digital cartographic technology, this atlas combines 176 pages of detailed mapping with colourful thematic maps, charts and diagrams, and text explaining key world themes such as the atmosphere, the Solar System, agriculture and population.

Theatre of the World - The Maps That Made History by Thomas Reinertsen Berg; Alison McCullough (Translator)

$60.00 NZD

Category: Atlases

'Fascinating...sumptuously produced with lots of full-colour images, is a kind of potted treasury of cartographical history that gleams with pieces-of-eight-like snippets of information...this is an enthralling book, and joins the likes of Simon Garfield's On the Map and Jerry Brotton's A History of the World in Twelve Maps in the field of popular reaffirmations of the ingenuity of geography.' Travis Elborough, Spectator 'A fascinating book that I will always treasure.' Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'This wonderful book is a reminder of how much careful thought was given to the shape of the world even in ancient times - the landscape, how places are related to one another. I pored over these maps for hours, imagining those minds hard at work, visualising how it all connected as a whole. Just brilliant.' Neil Oliver 'Visually stunning...it's gone straight to the top of my Christmas present list.' The Bookseller 'I remember how well I liked to turn the pages of my childhood atlas and travel the world to find out where countries and cities were. But there was never anything about why the maps were created - or who drew them. Theatre of the World was my big chance to tell the stories of all those men and women map makers whose amazing work deserves to be celebrated.' Thomas Reinertsen Berg Beautifully illustrated and rich in detail, Theatre of the World reignites our curiosity with the world both ancient and modern. Before you could just put finger to phone to scroll Google Maps, in advance of the era of digital mapping and globes, maps were being constructed from the ideas and questions of pioneering individuals. From visionary geographers to heroic explorers, from the mysterious symbols of the Stone Age to the familiar navigation of Google Earth, Thomas Reinertsen Berg examines the fascinating concepts of science and worldview, of art and technology, power and ambitions, practical needs and distant dreams of the unknown. ...Show more

Philip's Atlas of the World : Large Format Atlas (17th Edition) by eds.

$250.00 NZD

Category: Atlases

The detailed physical and political maps in this large-format atlas have been fully revised and updated. Praised by the "Daily Mail" as 'clearer than "The Times"', the unique combination of relief colouring and hill-shading gives an exceptional portrayal of landforms. Latest updates to the maps include the world's newest island = Warming Island in Greenland, revealed by the melting ice-cap; the new international airport at Jebel Ali, UAE (the world's largest airport on completion); new name forms in Karnataka, India (Bangalore = Bengaluru, Mysore = Mysuru, Mangalore = Mangaluru, and Belgaum = Belgavi); new name form for Johannesburg International Airport = O. R. Tambo International Airport; King Khalid Military City in northern Saudi Arabia; and the new Somport Tunnel linking Aquitaine (France) and Aragon (Spain). This new edition features the informative 'World Geography' section, packed with maps, diagrams and text explaining key world themes such as climate, geology, trade, agriculture, industry and population. Also included are urban-area and city-centre maps for 69 of the world's largest and most economically important cities, including all major capitals.In addition, the 'Images of Earth' section shows spectacular satellite views of 17 major cities and regions across the globe. Illustrated with flags and locator maps, the 34-page A-Z 'Gazetteer of Nations' provides key facts and figures for every sovereign state; plus topical current affairs maps are provided for 'Regions in the News', including Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel/Palestine. The 83,000-name index, including geographical features and historical place names as well as towns and cities, gives full latitude/longitude co-ordinates and letter-figure grid references. A 1,000-entry 'Geographical Glossary' explains the derivations of many unfamiliar place names - for example: wadi = dry watercourse; and jebel = mountain. ...Show more