ATLASES

Hammond the Times Concise Atlas of World History (4th Ed.); Geoffrey Barraclough;
The Times Atlas of World History; Geoffrey Barraclough, Geoffrey Parker; Hardcover
If you're only going to get one history reference book, THIS IS IT! I'd highly recommend the hardcover version, since you're going to use this book often. My copy always has post -it notes scattered throughout, and you can't pick this book up without finding something new. The maps are excellent and innovative, with an excellent index. Besides using this volume for my researches for Chronos: Windows in TIme, I keep it handy when reading historical novels or other works of history. Invariably it can illustrate and expand on those other books. This is the best single volume reference atlas I own.

Other outstanding atlases covering specific time periods:

• West Point Atlas of American Wars

• Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars

• The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare : The Middle Ages, 768-1487

• The Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of Warfare : Renaissance to Revolution, 1492-1792
• War in the Holy Land
  

The following represent a variety of excellent sourcebooks for world history and geography.

Hammond the Times Concise Atlas of World History (4th Ed.); Geoffrey Barraclough; Paperback; $28.76
The New York Times Atlas of the World; Paperback
The New York Times Atlas of the World/Concise Edition; Duncan MacKay; Hardcover
New York Times Atlas of the World/New Family Edition; Hardcover

The New York Times Traveler's Pocket Atlas; Paperback


The Times Atlas of European History; Thomas Cussans; Hardcover
The Times Atlas of the World : Comprehensive Edition; Hardcover

Cultural Atlas of Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific (Cultural Atlas...); Richard Nile, Christian Clerk; Hardcover
Cultural Atlas of China; Caroline Blunden, Mark Elvin; Hardcover
Cultural Atlas of France (Cultural Atlas Series); John Ardagh; Hardcover
Cultural Atlas of India : India, Pakistan, Nepal, Butan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka (Atlas Of...); Gordon Johnson; Hardcover
Cultural Atlas of Japan; Martin Collcutt, et al; Hardcover
Cultural Atlas of Spain and Portugal (Atlas of ...Series); Mary Vincent, R. A. Stradling; Hardcover; .
Cultural Atlas of the Viking World; Colleen E. Batey, James Graham-Campbell; Hardcover; .

 The Shaping of America : A Geographical Perspective on 500 years of history. Vol 1 -- Atlantic America 1492-1800 - D W Meinig




The Chronicle of Impressionism : A Timeline History of Impressionist Art Vol 1 ; Bernard Denvir

Dorling Kindersley Visual Timeline of Transportation; Anthony Wilson

 Native Time : An Historical Timeline of Native America; Lee Franci
The Timeline Book of the Arts; Melinda Corey, George Ochoa

Visual Timeline of the 20th Century; Simon Adams