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Jan 01, 1990 for more than three decades, the times atlas of the world has earned international renown for the beauty and legibility of its mapping and its unparalleled detail for coverage of all parts of the globe. The times atlas of the world, rebranded the times atlas of the world. Comprehensive edition in its 11th edition and the times comprehensive atlas of the world from its 12th edition, is a world atlas currently published by harpercollins publisher l. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversar.
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