Kategoria BISAC: Reference >> Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (see also Travel - Maps & Road Atlases)

In 77 maps and accompanying texts, this atlas presents the history of Washington state from prehistoric times to the present, Beginning with Washington's terrain climate, vegetation, and hydrography, it then displays and records the evolution of both Indian and white settlements, the development of the state's modern economy, and the progress of society and culture from Indian times to the present.

Some of the maps in the atlas cover major historical events or specific periods; other show present-day patterns of activity and deal with the historical background in the accompanying...

Texas, a land with a unique image, has remained for the most part within the American mainstream. In this historical atlas sixty-four maps, accompanied by brief interpretive essays, illustrate the most significant events and subject areas in Texas history and geography.

Since the arrival of the first Europeans in 1528, six different nations have claimed sovereignty over the Lone Star state s diverse regions. Readers and scholars at all levels will enjoy learning from this atlas how Texas s native inhabitants and later arrivals responded to each other and to the state s varied terrain."

This second edition of Historical "Atlas of Kansas" has been updated from 1984 states-federal estimates. New and revised maps show the important growth in population centers in all parts of the state and the changes in congressional and judicial districts, railroads, airline routes, employment, petroleum and groundwater, agriculture, and colleges and universities. The text accompanying these maps has been updated also.

A proper knowledge of the long and eventful history of Kansas requires an understanding of the state s geography. While the place called Kansas was originally the home of...

This unique historical atlas will help you to comprehend quickly Colorado's geography and its fascinating past--from the prehistoric Indian cultures to the modern metropolises, from the Spanish and French explorers to the modern ski resorts. The full-page, clearly drawn maps and the lively text provide easy access to the essential information about the Highest State.

Colorado's history has been played out on a spectacular landscape. The highest mountains of the continental divide cut the state in half with a two-mile-high barrier. This rocky obstacle long served as a tribal and...

Central America has been a region of global importance since it was first explored by the Spanish early in the sixteenth century. Yet this mosaic of seven states, extending from Guatemala and Belize to Panama, remains one of the least known regions of Latin America. Drawing on more than fifty combined years of research and teaching in Central America, Carolyn Hall and Hector Perez Brignoli provide a new interpretation and an innovative synthesis of the region's history and culture in the Historical Atlas of Central America.

The first two sections of the atlas review five centuries...