Everyone needs a good atlas. Here are a few gems, including the breathtaking Times Atlas of the World, which has pride of place in our office, and the Atlas Maior, a spectacular new edition of one of the finest and most expensive atlases ever published.

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	Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World  •   Times of London REFERENCE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 544 PAGES • FAVORITE A magnificent, breathtaking reference, which we are offering at 20% off the $250 selling price. Worth every penny for its coverage, size and quality, each double-page spread is a whopping 16" x 22" and gorgeous. With excellent physical and political detail, superb coverage of polar areas, and a new and expanded index of 200,000 place names and geographic features. 11th edition. (GEN71, $200.00)
	Atlas Maior  •  Peter van der Krogt ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 626 PAGES A richly embellished, gloriously annotated collection of maps from the largest, most complete atlas of its day, published between 1662 and 1672 by Amsterdam mapmaker and entrepreneur Joan Blaeu. The gold-heightened, hand-colored 11-volume original, from which this sumptuous book is taken, is the showpiece of the Austrian National Library in Vienna. Editor Peter van der Grogt provides a history of this exceptional example of art and cartography. (MAP22, $200.00)
	Oxford Atlas of the World, Deluxe Edition  •   Oxford Univ. Press REFERENCE •  2005 •  HARD COVER Oxford's flagship atlas, nicely packaged in an attractive slipcase, this oversized masterpiece has features that make it especially attractive to North American readers, including 50 large-scale state maps. With crystal-clear typography, innovative map projections, beautiful relief shading, satellite and ocean floor maps, and 110,000 place-name index. Map-lovers will appreciate that each map is drawn to a named projection to reduce distortion, a nice touch. (MAP17, $175.00)
	National Geographic Atlas of the World  •   National Geographic REFERENCE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 416 PAGES A classic, ever-popular world atlas, the product of Allen Carroll and his team of cartographers at the National Geographic Society. The maps, densely printed with place names and features, are instantly familiar, adapted from the country, regional and thematic maps included with the magazine. This eighth edition opens with three stunning new world maps: physical, political and population. Sturdily bound (with 416 jumbo 19 x 13-inch pages), the Atlas weighs in at almost 10 pounds. (GEN05, $165.00)
	Dorling Kindersley World Atlas  •   DK Publishing REFERENCE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 412 PAGES A regularly revised, popular world atlas in the hallmark Eyewitness graphic style, featuring 450 detailed full-color maps, hundreds of photographs, an index/gazetteer, and succinct information on world history, culture, commerce, language, and religion. This colorful volume measures 10.5 by 11.5 inches, a good, attractively priced choice for a desk atlas. (WLD42, $50.00)
	Traveller's Atlas  •   DK Publishing REFERENCE •  2005 •  HARD COVER This nicely produced desk atlas, in the jazzy Eyewiness Travel style, features hundreds of photographs and informative essays on culture, history , climate and other topics of interest alongside 640 clear, detailed maps of regions, countries and cities of the world. (MAP15, $30.00)
	The Pocket World Atlas  •   Oxford Univ. Press REFERENCE •  2005 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 240 PAGES You can't go wrong with this inexpensive pocket atlas, with city plans, country maps, gazetteer, index, time zones and basic statistical information on countries worldwide. (GEN104, $16.95)

	3-D World Atlas and Tour  •  Marie Javins   • REFERENCE • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8) • COMING IN NOVEMBER  •  This neat atlas comes with two pairs of 3-D glasses, so kids can share views of eye-popping political maps and images of famous sites around the world. (GEN474, $16.99)
	Atlas of Exploration  •   Oxford Univ. Press   • REFERENCE  •  Archival and modern maps, illustrations and photographs accompanied by essays trace the arc of exploration, not just from Europe out to the rest of the world, from the Phoenicians and Polynesians to Cook, Darwin and Armstrong. (EXP63, $50.00)
	Atlas of the World  •   Oxford Univ. Press   • REFERENCE  •  A beautifully illustrated 75,000 entry atlas featuring disputed boundries, railways, and principal roads. (WLD84, $80.00)
	Hidden Depths, Atlas of the Oceans  •   N.O.A.A.   • REFERENCE  •  Produced in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this comprehensive atlas features new maps by the same wizards who produce the exquisite Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World. (OCE117, $39.95)
	Maps, Finding Our Place in the World  •  James Akerman  •  Robert W. Karrow   • REFERENCE  •  In this cartogaphic celebration, Akerman and Karrow show that maps both record and make history though 198 diverse, color stunning examples drawn from ancient times to today. The companion volume to an exhbition at the Field Museum in Chicao, it includes beautiful and rare maps by Ptolomy, Hernan Cortes, Leonardo da Vinci and Sir Thomas More. (MAP28, $55.00)
	National Geographic Concise Atlas of the World  •   National Geographic Society   • REFERENCE  •  With 250 maps, illustrations, photos and satellite images, this handy atlas includes features on population, climate, economy and environment. (MAP27, $24.95)
	National Geographic Student Atlas of the World  •   National Geographic   • REFERENCE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  A popular full-color student's atlas. (MAP25, $19.95)
	National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers  •   National Geographic Society   • GUIDEBOOK • FAMILY  •  This exceptionally clear, lively and colorful guide to world geography brims with 115 easy-to-read maps, photographs and illustrations. (WLD116, $24.95)
	Ocean, An Illustrated Atlas  •  Sylvia Earle   • REFERENCE • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  A dazzling visual resource, this National Geographic Atlas features spectacular, cutting-edge maps of the sea floor, 200 color photographs, satellite images and timely commentary on exploration, global warming and conservation by Sylvia Earle and others. (OCE133, $65.00)
	One Thousand Languages, Living, Endangered, and Lost  •  Peter Austin   • REFERENCE  •  Peter Austin edits this visually appealing and thoroughly fascinating compendium of the world's languages. Most get a two-page spread with a succinct essay accompanied by maps, photographs and (we like this) how to count to ten. It's a marvelous introduction to the diversity, evolution and history of languages. (WLD146, $29.95)
	Oxford Atlas of the World  •   Oxford Univ. Press   • REFERENCE • COMING IN OCTOBER  •  The 15th edition of the popular, regularly updated world atlas, jammed with clear, beautifully shaded color maps. (MAP18, $80.00)
	Oxford Comprehensive Atlas of the World  •   Oxford Univ. Press   • REFERENCE  •  With its beautifully shaded physical relief, crystal-clear type, section of city maps, individual maps of the 50 United States and up-to-date cartography, this extravagantly produced, leather-bound and slipcased atlas shows more of the world in 290 pages of detailed, digitally produced cartography. Offered at 20% off the $250 cover price. (WLD152, $200.00)
	Oxford Essential World Atlas  •   Oxford Univ. Press   • REFERENCE  •  This 9 x 12-inch atlas features 100 pages of beautiful, well-organized regional, country and city maps, including a section on 30-page section on world statistics. (WLD80, $24.95)
	Satellite Atlas of the World  •   DK Publishing   • REFERENCE  •  This excellent atlas covers the whole globe, comparing satellite images with state-of-the-art mapping, from a variety of perspectives and scales. Map enthusiasts rejoice! (WLD89, $40.00)
	The Map Book  •  Peter Barber   • REFERENCE  •  A history of maps and mapping via 175 spectacular examples spanning ten centuries, from prehistoric rock art to the iconic 1933 diagram of the London Underground. (MAP19, $45.00)
	The Times Concise Atlas of the World  •   Times of London   • REFERENCE  •  The Times Concise Atlas is smaller (and less than half the price) but is otherwise identical to its bigger cousin, featuring the same 260 maps, satellite images, city plans, and index. (GEN152, $100.00)
	World Atlas of the Oceans  •  Manfred Leier   • REFERENCE  •  A glorious, illustrated overview of our watery planet, featuring 200 new relief maps and the first publication, in book form, of the General Bathymetic Chart. It features accompanying essays on weather, piracy, ice and icebergs, currents, and the world's oceans. (OCE63, $50.00)
	The World Atlas of Wine  •  Hugh Johnson  •  Jancis Robinson   • FOOD  •  Not just an authoritative guide, this stunning world atlas includes hundreds of photogaphs and illuminating local and regional maps. (GEN244, $50.00)
	Atlas of the World's Religions  •  Frederick Denny  •  Ninian Smart   • RELIGION  •  Three hundred illuminating color maps show the growth of religious thought and influence across the globe in this illustrated, authoritative geography of faith. (WLD123, $110.00)
	Cities of the World  •  Peter Whitfield   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This handsome A-to-Z illuminates great cities from Amsterdam to Constantinople, Cuzco, New York, San Francisco, Seville and Venice. With antique maps, site plans and paintings from the British Library. (MAP21, $45.00)
	National Geographic Expeditions Atlas  •   National Geographic   • EXPLORATION  •  Drawn from the archives. This illustrated atlas, divided into seven thematic and geographic sections, features many all-new full-color maps and hundreds of illustrations from National Geographic. (EXP27, $40.00)
	WWF Global 200, 200 Places Which Should Never Die  •  Fulco Pratesi   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A spectacular, oversized visual catalog of threatened natural areas worldwide, from the Patagonian steppe and Siberian taiga to Borneo's rainforests and Antarctica's Wedell Sea. (WLD122, $29.95)

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