Karen Wynn Fonstad's THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH is an essential volume that will enchant all Tolkien fans. Here is the definitive guide to the geography of Middle-earth, from its founding in the Elder Days through the Third Age, including the journeys of Bilbo, Frodo, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Authentic and updated -- nearly one third of the maps are new, and the text is fully revised -- the atlas illuminates the enchanted world created in THE SILMARILLION, THE HOBBIT, and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Hundreds of two-color maps and diagrams survey the journeys of the principal characters day by day -- including all the battles and key locations of the First, Second, and Third Ages. Plans and descriptions of castles, buildings, and distinctive landforms are given, along with thematic maps describing the climate, vegetation, languages, and population distribution of Middle-earth throughout its history. An extensive appendix and an index help readers correlate the maps with Tolkien's novels.

【BBC纪录片】地图：权力 掠夺和占有 地图专家、《十二幅地图中的世界史》作者杰里·布罗顿（Jerry Brotton）教授向我们揭示地图的奥秘——地图是如何制成的？制图方法如何发展？地图又为我们带来了什么？ 地图不仅仅是帮助我们从甲地到乙地的工具，更是伟大历史时刻的缩影，是政治权力的强大手段。地图可以给人们美好的愿景，却又可以是极具毁灭性的政治势力的工具，能引起偏见，使世界扭曲变形。 第一集：http://www.acfun.tv/v/ac2637875 第二集：http://www.acfun.tv/v/ac2637875_2 第三集：http://www.acfun.tv/v/ac2637875_3 --------------------------------------------------- ※编辑推荐※ ★ 本书版权已售出荷兰、法国、德国、意大利、韩国、日本等11个国家及地区，风靡全球。 ★ 全书图文并茂，收录近100幅珍贵地图及50余幅精美历史图片，半数以上为彩色。 ★ 通过十二幅地图切入描述十二个世界历史的关键节点，剖析世界历史与人类精神的进程。 ★ 完全颠覆你观看地图的视角，带你进入一个陌生而新奇的世界。 ※相关推荐※ 一本有关制图艺术的历史书，迷人、全面、新颖。在地图中追踪人类思想的模式，这是一个绝妙的想法。 ——汤姆·霍兰德，《卫报》 正如这本插图精美的书所指明的，从古代时期起，地图就承载了大量的象征意义。本书内容丰富，让人无法自拔。 ——辛克莱·麦凯，《每日电讯报》 布罗顿捕捉地图的社会、政治、宗教背景的视角非常敏锐，揭示了地图为何、为谁而作，隐藏着何种目的。 ——罗伯特·梅休，《今日历史》 通过地图讲述世界历史——为什么直到现在才有人想出这个妙招？布罗顿这本书不仅博学，而且扣人心弦。 ——《法兰克福汇报》 ※内容简介※ 这不仅是一部通过十二幅地图讲述世界历史的著作，更可以从中看到地图从无到有、从有到精的发展流变。 书中精选的十二幅世界地图来自不同历史阶段，出自不同国家、不同文化中的制图师之手。作者向我们揭示，地图远非客观的真实记录，而是受到一时一地的观念和动机的左右。通过解读地图背后的观念和动机，我们可以窥视制图师所处时代的风尚与精神。每一幅都蕴含着某种重大主题，从科学、政治、宗教、帝国，到地理大发现、民族主义和全球化，皆为世界史发生重大变革的关节点。 在这段图像背后的世界史中，作者向我们呈现了人类长久以来的一个渴望，那就是将地球完美地呈现在二维平面上。但是，无论因为客观条件所限，还是主观意识的干扰，这始终是人类难以达成的梦想。在作者的解读中，作为人类理解世界的工具的地图，成了“人-图像-世界”三位一体的棱镜，折射出人类的历史进程和精神历程，描绘了一幅前所未有的世界史立体画卷。

Best-selling Tolkien expert Brian Sibley (The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide) presents a slipcased collection of four full-color, large-format maps of Tolkien's imaginary realm illustrated by John Howe, a conceptual designer for the blockbuster films directed by Peter Jackson. The set includes a hardcover book describing in detail the importance and evolution of geography within Tolkien's epic fiction and four color maps presented with minimal folds, including two (Beleriand and Numenor) never before published in this country.

《中国历史地图集》（以下简称《图集》）按历史时期分为8册：第一册：原始社会•夏•商•西周•春秋•战国时期；第二册：秦•西汉•东汉时期；第三册：三国•西晋时期；第四册：东晋十六国•南北朝时期;第五册：隋•唐•五代十国时期；第六册：宋•辽•金时期；第七册：元•明时期；第八册：清时期。按年代分为20个图组，共有304幅地图（不另占篇幅的插图不计在内），549页。地图上的内容包括：已知原始社会遗址和其他时期重要遗址的分布，中国历史上各民族建立的政权的疆域政区或活动范围、民族分布，秦以前见于记载的全部可考地名，自秦代开始全部县以上地名、一二级政区的界线，可考的长城、关津、堡寨、谷道、陵墓、庭帐等，主要的河流、湖泊、山岭、海岸线、岛屿等，共收地名7万多个。各册均有中、英文的编例和地名索引。

The essential companion for any reader journeying through The Lord of the Rings, illustrated by John Howe, conceptual artist on the Lord of the Rings films. Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback presents an entertaining and informative overview of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, and the creation of the original maps by Tolkien and his son, Christopher. The book is accompanied by a full-colour illustrated map, which can be removed for reference or even for framing. The map is a real labour of love, illustrated by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit film. Each element in this collector's package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.