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Publisher CommentsThis multimedia book and DVD kit covers the entire world! Featuring 160 ready-made maps of every country and major geographical area, it’s a revolutionary new resource for the home (to remember a vacation, for example) and the classroom. The DVD contains the maps themselves, each in the form of a PC and Mac-friendly Photoshop file. Inside the book, there are simple instructions for adapting those maps to your own requirements, and then printing... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsThis first-of-its-kind, definitive book offers a fascinating textual and visual tour of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. Featuring 100 newly commissioned and historic maps as well as 200 related photographs, navigation charts, and historic artifacts, the Smithsonian Atlas of World Aviation charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. Dana Bell, a le... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsBrassiere Hills, Alaska. Mollys Nipple, Utah. Outhouse Draw, Nevada. In the early twentieth century, it was common for towns and geographical features to have salacious, bawdy, and even derogatory names. In the age before political correctness, mapmakers readily accepted any local preference for place names, prizing accurate representation over standards of decorum. But later, when sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogi... read more>>>
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