Penguin Atlas of Modern History

In The Penguin Atlas of Modern History , Colin McEvedy has compiled an absorbing source of reference to the major developments of modern history from 1483 to 1815. Nearly forty maps and a detailed commentary follow the voyages of Columbus, Magellan, and Cook, the ebb of power from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic seaboard, and the protracted European struggle for control of a vastly new money economy.McEvedy, Colin is the author of 'Penguin Atlas of Modern History', published 1986 under ISBN 9780140511536 and ISBN 0140511539.