Collins Paperback Atlas of the World Author:William Collins Sons and Co Useful to those requiring a smaller atlas, and aiming to find a place in homes, schools and offices. This edition has been updated to show the 17 newly-independent countries of the former USSR and Yugoslavia. It also features a new, illustrated section highlighting many of the important environmental aspects of today's world. There is a compendi... more »um of contemporary geographical data, including an index of over 20,000 place names to be found on the maps.« less