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DK's aim is to inspire, educate and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics, with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.
Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery and parenting.
DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the best-selling LEGO® books.
DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, the world’s leading publisher of strategy content for PC and console video games.
https://www.dk.com/
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top of the Line
Great graphics and easy to follow. Not only will you find many historical maps from our distant past, recent past and present, but there is a lot of important historical information included that many of us have either forgotten or never knew. It helps to connect the past with the present and to explain why things are as they are today.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Coffee Table Book
Beautiful Coffee Table book. Solid, heavy, quality binding & paper, very high quality illustrations & graphics. Very interesting information! Fun to browse through at own pace.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing price, beautiful book
Beautiful book but the real gift is inside! There’s so much to learn.
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT INFORMATION WITH MAPS
Great way to best undersande history. Very complete maps and a lot of historial information with relevant events and sites of same. Fully recomended.
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous book, you want to keep forever
I bought three of these to give us gifts after getting my own. It’s absolutely beautiful my son said it’s something he will treasure forever.
4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of content for a relatively low price
I like this book. It does many things well. For the price it provides excellent content Nevertheless, I wish it were more complete in certain key areas. In European and other world history, it leaves out cartographic and literary content with respect to some pivotal events which led to the development of the world as we live it today. Likewise, there are key omissions from Latin American, African, and Asian histories which have profound influence on our present world. I will refer to just a few following. On pages 166-7 it has a fine ecclesiastical map Europe near the beginning(1555) of the Christian reformational era, and it discusses on 169 the Thirty Years War ending in 1648, but it omits including a map of the settlements of the Treaty of Westphalia which ended that conflict. A 1648 map to compare to the one of 1555 would be very helpful. It has a decent coverage of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, but it fails again to indicate cartographically how the boundaries of the European political units of and the titles of noble lords of the units changed as a result of the wars and their aftermaths. Continuing, 200-1 has a map of South America at the time of the independence movement from Spain. But subsequent to this, we have nothing which illustrates the development of the boundaries of today's nation states, nor some of the events which led to the establishment of those borders. Leaping to the 20th Century, of course it covers the two world wars. It has considerable material on WW1, but what is missing is a more detail and clear cartographical and descriptive material on how the new nation states were born, and how the new borders of Germany were decided. Of course some of Germany's losses were simply imposed by the victors, but others were determined by plebiscite. I think this is important. The Austrian, Russian, and Turkish empires all lost land. How was this determined and how did the new political frontiers compare with the ethno-linguistic boundaries? (See for a good example the excellent map of Yugoslavia on pages 338-9) Also I think that the border settlements in Europe and Asia at the end of WW2 need a more thorough treatment, as well as a discussion again of political vs. ethnic boundaries and the large scale ethnic cleansing which went on in central and eastern Europe. There are other issues, but finally I wish there was some discussion and cartographic information around the partition of India in 1947.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Review of History
Smithsonian's history map by map book provides an intelligible overview of world history, with illustrations and timelines to perfectly illuminate the subject matter and increase its comprehensibility. Not only is it rich in subject matter, a perfect read, but it its impressive cover and bindings allows the book to be displayed as a centerpiece on a coffee table or furniture.
5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible value.
DK Publishing has been a conspicuous presence in bookselling for a very long time, and for good reason.The company sometimes releases publications whose price seems very much like a misprint or some mistake.This book is an example of that.It is a finely bound, completely professional and reference-quality hardbound book, for next to nothing.The book might strike some readers as rather juvenile in the reading level assumed, and they'd be correct in that; it is a very basic introductory text, and directed at the novice. Which I am, mostly. So I'm quite happy with that.The graphics and artwork are incredible and most worthwhile. The text is very basic, uncomplicated, direct, avoids controversy, and is well-sourced.An exceptional value, and one of my favorite purchases ever on Bolo.
Great find
I came across this at a physical bookstore while I was browsing but its size/weight made it impractical to buy at the time. It seemed like a great book and I thought it would be a good Christmas present for my children. Anyway, I got home and got onto Bolo and, incredibly, the book was marked 55% RRP off so I think the Universe was giving me a gift there. I saved $35... yay!
Damaged
Great book, but the corners are damaged
Superbe
Love it and excellent to use with my students
Amazing book, thank you!
Truly amazing book. It was a gift for a kid who loves both history and political geography, and this book is just a perfect blend of both. Got it more than a year ago, so I can confirm that it sticks... he probably memorized most if not all of the facts associated with different maps!
Review of publication History of the World Map by Map
The book is exactly as described by the seller. It is an excellent quality and highly informative publication at a competitive price. It combines history with geography superbly.Delivery was prompt and the seller highly recommendable.
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History of the World Map by Map (DK History Map by Map)
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AED15755
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Order today to get by 7-14 business days
Delivery fee of AED 20. Free for orders above AED 200.
Imported From: United States
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
DK's aim is to inspire, educate and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics, with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.
Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery and parenting.
DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the best-selling LEGO® books.
DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, the world’s leading publisher of strategy content for PC and console video games.
https://www.dk.com/
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top of the Line
Great graphics and easy to follow. Not only will you find many historical maps from our distant past, recent past and present, but there is a lot of important historical information included that many of us have either forgotten or never knew. It helps to connect the past with the present and to explain why things are as they are today.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Coffee Table Book
Beautiful Coffee Table book. Solid, heavy, quality binding & paper, very high quality illustrations & graphics. Very interesting information! Fun to browse through at own pace.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing price, beautiful book
Beautiful book but the real gift is inside! There’s so much to learn.
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT INFORMATION WITH MAPS
Great way to best undersande history. Very complete maps and a lot of historial information with relevant events and sites of same. Fully recomended.
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous book, you want to keep forever
I bought three of these to give us gifts after getting my own. It’s absolutely beautiful my son said it’s something he will treasure forever.
4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of content for a relatively low price
I like this book. It does many things well. For the price it provides excellent content Nevertheless, I wish it were more complete in certain key areas. In European and other world history, it leaves out cartographic and literary content with respect to some pivotal events which led to the development of the world as we live it today. Likewise, there are key omissions from Latin American, African, and Asian histories which have profound influence on our present world. I will refer to just a few following. On pages 166-7 it has a fine ecclesiastical map Europe near the beginning(1555) of the Christian reformational era, and it discusses on 169 the Thirty Years War ending in 1648, but it omits including a map of the settlements of the Treaty of Westphalia which ended that conflict. A 1648 map to compare to the one of 1555 would be very helpful. It has a decent coverage of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, but it fails again to indicate cartographically how the boundaries of the European political units of and the titles of noble lords of the units changed as a result of the wars and their aftermaths. Continuing, 200-1 has a map of South America at the time of the independence movement from Spain. But subsequent to this, we have nothing which illustrates the development of the boundaries of today's nation states, nor some of the events which led to the establishment of those borders. Leaping to the 20th Century, of course it covers the two world wars. It has considerable material on WW1, but what is missing is a more detail and clear cartographical and descriptive material on how the new nation states were born, and how the new borders of Germany were decided. Of course some of Germany's losses were simply imposed by the victors, but others were determined by plebiscite. I think this is important. The Austrian, Russian, and Turkish empires all lost land. How was this determined and how did the new political frontiers compare with the ethno-linguistic boundaries? (See for a good example the excellent map of Yugoslavia on pages 338-9) Also I think that the border settlements in Europe and Asia at the end of WW2 need a more thorough treatment, as well as a discussion again of political vs. ethnic boundaries and the large scale ethnic cleansing which went on in central and eastern Europe. There are other issues, but finally I wish there was some discussion and cartographic information around the partition of India in 1947.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Review of History
Smithsonian's history map by map book provides an intelligible overview of world history, with illustrations and timelines to perfectly illuminate the subject matter and increase its comprehensibility. Not only is it rich in subject matter, a perfect read, but it its impressive cover and bindings allows the book to be displayed as a centerpiece on a coffee table or furniture.
5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible value.
DK Publishing has been a conspicuous presence in bookselling for a very long time, and for good reason.The company sometimes releases publications whose price seems very much like a misprint or some mistake.This book is an example of that.It is a finely bound, completely professional and reference-quality hardbound book, for next to nothing.The book might strike some readers as rather juvenile in the reading level assumed, and they'd be correct in that; it is a very basic introductory text, and directed at the novice. Which I am, mostly. So I'm quite happy with that.The graphics and artwork are incredible and most worthwhile. The text is very basic, uncomplicated, direct, avoids controversy, and is well-sourced.An exceptional value, and one of my favorite purchases ever on Bolo.
Great find
I came across this at a physical bookstore while I was browsing but its size/weight made it impractical to buy at the time. It seemed like a great book and I thought it would be a good Christmas present for my children. Anyway, I got home and got onto Bolo and, incredibly, the book was marked 55% RRP off so I think the Universe was giving me a gift there. I saved $35... yay!
Damaged
Great book, but the corners are damaged
Superbe
Love it and excellent to use with my students
Amazing book, thank you!
Truly amazing book. It was a gift for a kid who loves both history and political geography, and this book is just a perfect blend of both. Got it more than a year ago, so I can confirm that it sticks... he probably memorized most if not all of the facts associated with different maps!
Review of publication History of the World Map by Map
The book is exactly as described by the seller. It is an excellent quality and highly informative publication at a competitive price. It combines history with geography superbly.Delivery was prompt and the seller highly recommendable.
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