The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World 12th edition

A new edition of the world's most prestigious and authoritative reference atlas. Since its first edition in 1967 it has sold well over 1 million copies and its detailed and beautifully created mapping represents the perfect blend of tradition, authority and style which set it apart. Reprinted with updates 2008.

  • Format: Hardcover with slipcase

    Pages: 544

    Place names: Over 200,000

  • Size: 45 x 31 cm

    ISBN: 978-0-00-723670-1

    Published: September 2007

Comprehensive Atlas
'The Greatest Book on Earth'
   Ranulph Fiennes

'The Times Atlas is a total adventure'
   Jon Snow

Times Atlas of the World Quotes

"The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, maps don’t get any better than that!"

Nick Millea - author and head of the Bodleian Map Library

"I adore The Times Atlas of the World"

Philip Scofield

"Whether you’re a globe-trotting explorer or an armchair adventurer, The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World is the definitive ‘guide book’ to the world. It makes your mind run wild and your feet itch."

Jake Meyer

"I love maps and atlases, and the Times Atlas is the best for the clarity of the cartography, its layout and variety and richness of information. I not only use it constantly for reference, but also delight in browsing through it as I dream of future trips."

Chris Bonington

"Utterly indispensable - I have owned at least one copy of every edition published since the 1940s, and know for certain I have six volumes in my house at this very moment. It is the wedding present I always give, and have done for the past twenty years; and I always inscribe the gift in the same way: May All Your Journeys, to All These Places, be Happy, Healthy and Serene."

Simon Winchester

"My work as an ecologist and environmental campaigner relies on good information. I cannot count the number of occasions that such information has come from my vast Times Atlas. It has been a constant companion for the last 20 years of my work."

Tony Juniper

"The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World has been an essential part of my travelling life for many years. It is the whole world in a single volume."

Paul Theroux

"No family should be without an up-to-date atlas, and there simply is none better than The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World. I’ve used it for as long as I can remember."

Alan Titchmarsh

"The Times Atlas is a total adventure. You can wallow, or you can target. It remains one of those prized possession which even the age of the internet can never upstage. For me, it is a book for all seasons, all ages and all reasons."

Jon Snow

"A stupendous atlas boilingly exciting, thought provoking, aweinspiring, appetite enhancing."

Joanna Lumley

"Easily the best atlas there is."

Bill Bryson

"The ultimate starting point for planning any adventure or expedition… by far and away the greatest book on earth.

Ranulph Fiennes