World Atlas (Millennium Edition)

Peter Bigmore reviews Dorling Kindersley’s World Atlas (Millennium edition, 1999), describing its large-format maps, supplementary thematic information, satellite imagery, and extensive index. He praises its attractive production and useful content but finds that true-colour imagery loses readable detail as colours merge on glossy paper. The £75 price and considerable weight limit its market; he identifies libraries as its principal audience and considers it a useful addition to reference collections.