History of the World Map by Map (DK History Map by Map)

I bought this as a gift, it’s a great book with really clear information and helps link history to a lot of geographical factors & issues. This is not the kind of book you would buy if you wanted lots of detailed information about a specific historical event, it is much more broad and gives you a base knowledge of key points in history. I really liked the graphics and it is a great quality book.

Gorgeous coffee table type book. Bought it for my son. He loves it. Gorgeous pictures and maps.

Excellent coffee table book that can be picked up, read a little and then put down. Great information, easy to absorb and enjoy. Makes a great gift.

This History is a close relative of the Dorling Kindersley History of the World Map by Map.Same production team, same Foreword by Peter Snow, same printing in Malaysia.The Smithsonian version also includes a 78-page Timeline which is totally engrossing in its own right.Hence the Read-it-Now pages are almost exactly the same, except for outside covers.Only Four stars because the Smithsonian sells for £35.50 (on Amazon) whereas the shorter D-K sells for £17 (on Amazon today, and on 4th November I was able to buy D-K version for only £10.99).So I set out the Smithsonian open at the Timeline, and read the matching articles in the D-K.

Really good for beginners who want to start learning about history - very informative with colorful illustrations. It gives a wonderful introduction for a comprehensive overview for historical periods and places.

He likes it

Beautifully designed maps and historically accurate. Fun to read and browse.

The media could not be loaded. If you are a history buff, you gotta have this masterpiece.Well written with detailed maps from Roman and Persian Empire to smaller kingdoms in Europe and South Americas