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  5. World atlases

Maps & Atlases

This subject guide looks at finding different maps and atlases throughout our collections. This is not an exhaustive list, but the guide does list various examples of resources within each section.
  • Introduction
  • Understanding maps
  • World atlases
  • Subject atlases
  • Finding maps
  • Topographic maps
  • Find maps online This link opens in a new window
  • Find outline maps
  • Fire insurance maps
  • Census maps
  • Geologic mapping
  • History through maps
  • Environmental mapping
  • Map humor
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  • Google Earth & Maps
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  • Cartography
  • Citing cartographic information
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General World Atlases

Below are some of the subject headings used in the online catalog for general atlases. The subject heading atlases with Material Type "maps" will retrieve any general world atlas. The subject heading atlases, [nationality] will retrieve a general world atlas published in that country. Therefore, the heading atlases, canadian will retrieve world atlases published in Canada. The atlases may emphasize Canadian information, but they are still world atlases.

 

Subject headings
atlases atlases, american
atlases, german atlases bibliography
atlases, canadian atlases, swedish
atlases history  

 

Below are some of the call number ranges for general world atlases. The call number distinguishes the atlases' year of publication. New atlases published this year have a call number of G1021. Atlases published in 1900 have a call number of G1019.

 

Call Number Range Subject
G1001 - G1021 Atlases by period
G1001 published before 1570
G1005 Ptolemy
G1006 G1015 published between 1570 - 1800
G1019 published between 1801 - 1975
G1021 published 1976 and after

Digital atlase(s)

  • Historical Atlas of Canada - Online Learning Project
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    The Historical Atlas of Canada project published three volumes which explored major themes and episodes in the history of Canada using maps, text and graphics. Now, the Online Learning Project makes many of the maps and much of the research data created for the Atlas available online. Interactive mapping lets one actively explore the data and themes presented. ...

Selected atlas title(s)

  • Cover art The comparative world atlas by Hammond World Atlas Corp.
    • Book
    Call Number: Baker-Berry Oversize G 1021 .H2738 2007
    ISBN: 9780843709520
    Publication Date: Rev. ed.
    Completely revised and updated for 2007, this edition captures a complete portrait of the world in one compact, highly accessible volume. Thematic maps, charts, graphics and photos make this guide informative, intriguing and incredibly easy to use.
  • Cover Art Essential world atlas by Philip's (Firm)
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    Call Number: Baker-Berry Oversize G 1021 .G4175 2021
    ISBN: 9780197551738
    Publication Date: 8th ed.
    With superbly crafted maps covering the entire globe, this new edition of Oxford's Essential World Atlas offers thorough geographical coverage at an affordable price. In addition to topographic and political maps, city maps, and satellite imagery, the Essential Atlas features dozens of thematic maps, charts, and graphs that explain many fundamental concepts in human geography. ...
  • Cover art Global atlas by National Geographic
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    Call Number: Evans Map Room G 1021 .N38 2013
    ISBN: 9781426212017
    From the changing shape of the warming northern polar region to the southern end of the globe in Antarctica, this atlas offers extraordinary new cartographic coverage of the entire globe.
  • Cover art Oxford atlas of the world by Oxford University Press
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    Call Number: Baker-Berry Oversize G 1021 .G43283 2020
    ISBN: 9780197522806
    Publication Date: 27th ed.
    The only world atlas updated annually, guaranteeing that users will find the most current geographic information, Oxford's Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market. Full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and virtually uninhabited landscapes around the globe,the Atlas is filled with maps of cities and regions at carefully selected scales that give a striking view of the Earth's surface. ...
  • Peters atlas of the world by Arno Peters
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    Call Number: Baker-Berry, Evans Map Room G 1021 .P38 1990
    ISBN: 9780060165406
    Publication Date: 1st U.S. ed.
    Based on a totally new principle, that of equality of scale and area, Peters Atlas of the World allows the user to see the world as it really is. In addition to nearly 100 pages of color maps, the atlas includes 246 thematic world maps, all in color, offering a complete, in-depth picture of today's world.
  • Cover art The Times universal atlas of the world by Times Books
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    Call Number: Baker-Berry Evans Map Room G 1021 .T5745 2015
    ISBN: 9780008138844
    Publication Date: 3rd ed.
    The latest mapping provides an amazingly detailed view of the world with extensive geographical information beside each map, giving the reader a greater understanding of each area. The reference mapping, produced in the beautifully clear and distinctive Times style, has been completely updated with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical change around the world. ...
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