Readers Digest Atlas Of World History

A historical atlas examining the major events and day-to-day life during the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity, the Chinese dynasties, the Viking invasions, and more.

Synthesizing exceptional cartography and impeccable scholarship, this edition traces 12,000 years of history with 450 maps and over 200,000 words of text. 200 illustrations.

'Reader's Digest Atlas of the World' contains giant maps which take you from an overview of the whole world, through portraits of the continents to a detailed picture of all the world's countries and regions. The maps show how humans have moulded the land for their own needs, built towns and cities, and highways, roads and railways that link them.