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)

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