South Asia has developed from a group of newly independent post-Colonial states of at most secondary importance to the wider world to its current position as a region of central strategic importance to both global economic development and world peace and stability. This Atlas highlights the global significance of South Asia in relation to economic, geopolitical and strategic interests. It provides a coherent descriptive and analytical account of the key elements of the complex societies that make up the region and its component countries. Illustrated with 80 maps and offering concise entries on key issues, the book is structured thematically in these sections: South Asia in Global Context The Geographical Environment The Historical Evolution of Modern South Asia Key Issues in Contemporary South Asia The Economy Defence and Security South Asia, its Neighbours and the World.Designed for use in teaching undergraduate and graduate classes and seminars in geography, history, economics, anthropology, international relations, political science and the environment as well as regional courses on South Asia, this book is also a comprehensive reference source for libraries and decision makers focusing on South Asia.

How did maps of the distant reaches of the world communicate to the public in an era when exploration of those territories was still ongoing and knowledge about them remained incomplete? And why did Renaissance rulers frequently commission large-scale painted maps of those territories when they knew that they would soon be proven obsolete by newer, more accurate information? The Mapping of Power in Renaissance Italy addresses these questions by bridging the disciplines of art history and the histories of science, cartography, and geography to closely examine surviving Italian painted maps that were commissioned during a period better known for its printed maps and atlases. Challenging the belief that maps are strictly neutral or technical markers of geographic progress, this well-illustrated study investigates the symbolic and propagandistic dimensions of these painted maps as products of the competitive and ambitious European court culture that produced them.

The introduction of the moving sphere as a model for understanding the celestial phenomena caused a great breakthrough in scientific thinking about the structure of the world. It provided the momentum for making celestial globes and mapping the stars. Celestial globes were produced first by Greek astronomers, and soon became greatly appreciated in antiquity as decorative objects (3 antique globes). The design and construction of the globe varied greatly as it passed through the Arabic (10 scientific globes made before 1500) and Medieval European cultures (3 scientific globes made before 1500). It was the starting-point for the design of many maps in antiquity and later in the Middle Ages (33) serving to illustrate books such as Aratus's Phaenomena. In the early fifteenth century scientific celestial maps (5) were constructed in their own right, independent of globes. In this book all extant celestial maps and globes made before 1500 are described and analysed in detail. This prestigious study will appeal to academic historians of science and astronomy, and art historians alike.

National Geographic Wall Maps offer a special glimpse into current and historical events, and they inform about the world and environment. Offered in a variety of styles and formats, these maps are excellent reference tools and a perfect addition to any home, business or school. There are a variety of map options to choose from, including the world, continents, countries and regions, the United States, history, nature and space. Scale : 1:765,766 Flat Size : 1016 x 838 mm.

National Geographic Wall Maps offer a special glimpse into current and historical events, and they inform about the world and environment. Offered in a variety of styles and formats, these maps are excellent reference tools and a perfect addition to any home, business or school. There are a variety of map options to choose from, including the world, continents, countries and regions, the United States, history, nature and space. Scale : 1:524,164 Flat Size : 1016 x 762 mm.

An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps is a concise and accessible textbook providing simple structural terminology and map problems which introduce geological structures. It is a perfect introduction to mapping for students of geology, engineering geology and civil engineering.

Each topic is explained and illustrated by figures, and exercises follow on successive maps. If students are unable to complete an exercise, they can read on to obtain more specific instructions on how theory may be used to solve the problem. An appendix at the end of the book provides the solutions.

This new, eighth edition contains simplified introductory matter to make the subject as easy to grasp as possible. Colour photographs illustrating geological structures bring the subject to life and a new map from the British Geological Survey illustrates a real area. There is more on outcrop patterns, which will help students to think in 3D, and on structures and the relationship of topography to geological structure. Cliff sections have been added to reinforce the concept of apparent dip. The section on planetary geology has been more closely tied to igneous geology to aid understanding of the connection between the two. Finally, a new map on economic geology has been added for the benefit of engineering students.

A geological glossary helps students to understand and memorise key terms and a new, colourful, text design enlivens the appearance of this popular book.

Table of Contents

List of Plates

Preface to the current edition

Preface to previous editions

Key to maps

Chapter 1 Strata - the ground rules

Chapter 2 Horizontal strata

Contours

Horizontal and vertical strata in the landscape

Geological maps

Chapter 3 Dipping strata

Structure contours (strike lines)

Construction of structure contours

True and apparent dip

Calculation of the thickness of a bed

Width of outcrop

Inliers and outliers

Exercises using geological survey maps

Chapter 4 Three-point problems

Construction of structure contours

Depth in boreholes

Insertion of outcrops

Chapter 5 Unconformities

Overstep

Overlap

Sub-unconformity outcrops

Exercises using geological maps

Chapter 6 Folding

Anticlines and synclines

Asymmetrical folds

Way-up criteria

Similar and concentric folding

Two possible directions of strike

Exercise on published geological survey map

Chapter 7 Map solution without structure contours 1

Chapter 8 Faults

Normal and reversed faults

The effects of faulting on outcrops

Classification of faults

Calculation of the throw of a fault

Faults and economic calculations

Wrench or tear faults

Pre- and post-unconformity faulting

Structural inliers and outliers

Posthumous faulting

Isopachytes

Exercises on published geological survey maps

Chapter 9 Map solution without structure contours 2

Chapter 10 More folds and faulted folds

Plunging folds

Calculation of the amount of plunge

The effects of faulting on fold structures

Displacement of folds by strike-slip (wrench) faults

Calculation of strike-slip displacement

Faults parallel to the limbs of a fold

Sub-surface structures

Posthumous folding

Polyphase folding

Bed isopachytes

Exercises on geological survey maps

Chapter 11 Igneous and impact features

Pyroclastic rocks

Concordant intrusions

Disordant intrusions

Impact features

Exercise on geological survey map

Impact features

Chapter 12 Economic problems

Chapter 13 Complex structures

Nappes

Thrust faults

Axial plane cleavage

Description of a geological map

The geological history of Map 45

Exercise on geological survey map

Appendix

Glossary

Index

A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and archaeological evidence, through the Middle Ages, down to the present day.
Volume IX is the second of the companion volumes and includes maps, genealogical tables, and succession lists of kings and lords.

The landscape of the Netherlands has been changing constantly since the end of the last ice age, some 11,700 years ago. Where we walk today was once a polar desert, a river delta or a shallow sea. The end of the last ice age marked the beginning of a new geological period - the Holocene, the relatively warm geological epoch in which we are still living today. The Atlas of the Holocene Netherlands contains special maps, supplemented by archaeological and historical information. These maps show the geographical situation for thirteen different points in time since the last ice age, based on tens of thousands of drill samples and the latest geological, soil and archaeological research. This magnificent atlas also paints a surprising picture of the position we humans have occupied in the landscape. It addresses such questions as: How did we take advantage of the opportunities offered by the landscape? And how did we mould the landscape to suit our own purposes? The Atlas of the Holocene Netherlands will change once and for all the way you look at the Dutch landscape.

Shows the bedrock and superficial geology together as 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the bedrock and superficial geology together as 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the bedrock and superficial geology together as 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

A brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).

Maps that Made History is like a 1000-year-long journey around the world; every one of the carefully selected maps featured here has influenced the course of history in some way. This beautifully illustrated book gathers 100 marvellous old maps, each with a fascinating story to tell, from a 12th century Persian world atlas to a Soviet spy map. These maps were used to resolve conflicts, situate battles, construct a road or a canal, establish important shipping routes, even as propaganda tools. All the maps are reproduced in an oversized format, while accompanying text from an experienced team of historians explains the importance of each one.

A brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid geology. Details of overlying drift deposits may be omitted or shown only in outline.