The first atlas of Britain to be published for more than20 years—perfect for finding out more about Britain, solving quizzes and crosswords, or just exploring the country Covering England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, this authoritative and prestigious slipcasedatlascollects detailed mapping and geographical information about every county. Fully up-to-date reference maps, statistics, images, and historical mapping give an exceptionally detailed view of Britain. Pages on each county contain the flag or crest,a description,at-a-glance statistics, a modern map, anhistorical map of thecounty,fascinating descriptions from John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles 1887, alist of well known people born in the county, and aquote from a celebrity about the county.