"In a sense, the State of Colorado was born not on August 1, 1876 and mdash;when President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting it to the Union as the thirty-eighth state and mdash;but on the day this great land was first depicted on a map. Over the centuries, each such map has become yet another precious link not only in the history of the state, but also in the ever evolving and ldquo;Colorado and rdquo; as imagined by its residents...

"These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays."--

"Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of California from the collections of the Library of Congress, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on Golden State history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of state history for residents, former residents, and visitors.

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Learn about how maps use symbols and scale to record and communicate information.

Locates the origin, the heartland, and the sacred places of each of the major religions and provides essential background about each, including a valuable table showing the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Hikhism.

Climate change, population increase, and the demands made by the growing number of people adopting urban lifestyles and western dietsthreaten the world's supply of freshwater, edging us closer to a globalwatercrisis, with dire implications for agriculture, the economy, the environment, and human health. Completely revised and updated, TheAtlasofWateris a compelling visual guide to the state of this life-sustaining resource. Using vivid graphics, maps,...

"Knowing where biblical events happened can help you understand the bigger picture of scripture-and that's what The Bible Atlas and Companion is all about. Based on NASA Space Shuttle imagery, the 75 brand-new maps in The Bible Atlas and Companion feature some of the most precise geographical detail available. The four-color maps cover all of Bible history, while accessible text explains the biblical context and other relevant facts."--

"Introduces readers to road maps and GPS and their many uses, especially in daily life. Features labeled infographics that highlight special features on the map to enhance reader understanding. Additional features include colorful photos, captions, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an index."--

When an apprentice from the Mapmakers' Guild goes missing, Matt and India are employed to find him. Going undercover as a married couple, they discover that not everyone at the guild is what they seem, and the lad's unearthly maps caused jealousy, suspicion and fear. With one of the apprentice's magic maps in their possession, India and Matt must use their wits and India's fledgling, untried magic to find him. But the more they investigate, the more...