World Geo-Graphic Atlas: A Composite of Man's Environment

Commissioned by the Chicago-based Container Corporation of America in the late 1940s, and designed and edited by Bauhaus artist and graphic designer Herbert Bayer, this book was published in 1953 to wide critical acclaim. It continues to blow readers away today as it did in the 1950s. The atlas begins by putting the earth in the context of the solar system, with detailed graphics. Then, each U.S. state, and all countries and continents are covered in great detail. Topics like geology, forestry, agriculture, and oceanography are covered extensively as well. I true piece of history.