The Anchor Atlas of World History, Volume 1 of 2, offers a unique combination of over 270 color maps and illustrations with a detailed chronological summary. The accompanying text, placed alongside the relevant maps, gives the fullest possible treatment of the main cultural, scientific, religious, and political events of the period.

Beginning with the Old Stone Age and ending on the eve of the French Revolution, the Anchor Atlas of World History enables the reader to look up a date, check a fact, or verify the terms of a treaty in an instant.

The Anchor Atlas of World History, Volume II, From the French Revolution to the American Bicentennial, is also available in paperback from Anchor Press.