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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 911.171241 EAN: 9780141018447 ISBN: 0141018445 Label: Penguin (Non-Classics) Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: December 26, 2006 Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics) Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: An introduction to the rise and fall of the British Empire A new addition to Penguins bestselling series of historical atlases, The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire traces the emergence of the worlds greatest empire, from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles through its ascendancy in Victorian times to its ultimate collapse in the mid-twentieth century. It examines the impact of British dominance throughout the world and the legacy it has bestowed. --Richly illustrated with photographs, artwork re-creations, and over 150 full-color maps --Contains a timeline and a table of imperial territories Average Rating:
 Rating: - A Masterpiece of the Cartograher's Art and the Historian's and Geographer's ExpertiseThis review can be applied as well to all the atlases in this series. The title is spot on. Anything you might need to satisfy a lingering curiousity about the Romans, the Celts, the Anglo Saxons and various other peoples arriving or departing from Britain while roaming the world get a highly condensed introduction. All subjects "animal, mineral, and vegetable", to quote Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, can be found herein, plus economical, sociological, and anthropological. How ... Read More 
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