{"product_id":"2026100012167-secondhand-pergamon-world-atlas","title":"Pergamon World Atlas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Heavy; 525 pp; errata included\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark achievement in Cold War-era cartographic publishing, the Pergamon World Atlas stands as one of the most ambitious geographical reference works of the twentieth century, born from an extraordinary collaboration between the British Pergamon Press and Polish Scientific Publishers (PWN) in Warsaw. Originally compiled by a distinguished team of Polish cartographers and geographers, this monumental volume presents a comprehensive and meticulously detailed survey of the entire world, charting physical terrain, political boundaries, population centres, and economic data with remarkable precision for its time. The atlas covers every continent with thematic and topographic maps rendered to the highest standards of mid-century cartographic science, making it an indispensable reference tool for scholars, educators, and geographers alike.\n\nPublished simultaneously across major international cities — Oxford, London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Paris, Braunschweig, and Tokyo — the Pergamon World Atlas illustrates the reach and ambition of its creators, who sought to produce a truly global reference work at a time when East-West scientific cooperation was rare. The Polish cartographic tradition, long regarded as among the finest in the world, lends the atlas its distinctive clarity and authoritative depth, while Pergamon's international distribution network ensured it reached audiences far beyond its Warsaw origins. For collectors of historical cartography and serious students of geography, this volume remains a testament to what rigorous scholarship and cross-cultural collaboration can achieve — and its maps continue to offer a vivid, irreplaceable portrait of the world as it was in 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51103127830747,"sku":"2026100012167-SECONDHAND","price":180.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/77898eec-dc39-429e-a7e1-482b0cc5fb94.png?v=1794449058","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012167-secondhand-pergamon-world-atlas","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}