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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Historical Atlas of Almea</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#AAE6AA" TEXT="#002200"> <!-- Map for Intro areas --> <MAP NAME="MetaTable"> <AREA COORDS="0,0,93,20" HREF="vercult.html"> <AREA COORDS="93,0,205,20" HREF="visitor.htm"> <AREA COORDS="205,0,363,20" HREF="http://www.spinnoff.com/zbb/"> <AREA COORDS="363,0,450,20" HREF="embassy.htm"> </map> <!-- VV nav bar --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr bgcolor="#007000"><td colspan=7 height="5"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td colspan=7 height="5"> <tr bgcolor="#007000"> <td width="20"> <td width="203" height="50" valign="middle"><a href="virtuver.htm"><img src="illo/vvbase.gif" alt="Virtual Verduria" width="201" height="16"></a> <td width="77" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="illo/vvcrown.gif" width="36" height="21"> <td valign="middle" align="left"> <a href="drill0.htm"><img src="illo/vvintro.gif" title="Introductory pages" width="444" height="19" usemap="#MetaTable"></a> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td colspan=7 height="5"> <tr bgcolor="#007000"><td colspan=7 height="5"> <tr><td colspan=7 height="12"> </table> <img src="Atlas-front-cover.jpg" align="left"> <h2>The Historical Atlas of Almea - Print version</h2> <i>Before the invention of the glorious Internet, the Historical Atlas lay in wait. To speak more accurately, it lay in a binder... a blue binder filled with painstakingly hand-drawn and hand-colored maps, accompanied by painstakingly inkjetted commentary. Yet I was not satisfied, because its aesthetic quality was low, and there was no means of reproduction. <p>Then came the glorious Internet, and I painstakingly remade the maps in pixellated form and released the Atlas to the world. Yet I was not satisfied, because the screens of computers were small, hindering the reading thereof. After a span of years I rewrote the history and redrew the maps, availing myself of new knowledge of Almea and new artistic resources, yet still the fuzziness molested me, yea, even with anti-aliasing. <p>At last the gods of technology produced that which is named Print on Demand, and the vision of the Atlas which I had long harbored could be crafted on paper, in the form I had long desired readers might enjoy it. Lo, it is now available in the store called Amazon. </i> <blockquote><A href="http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Atlas-Almea-Mark-Rosenfelder/dp/0984470050/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314258666&sr=1-3"><img src="BuyButtonVV.gif" border="0"></a></blockquote> Or <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3630304">get it here</a> for the same price, but with a higher royalty for me. I don't know why it works that way. <hr> <h3>Information</h3> <h4>What is it?</h4> It's really pretty. It's a 8.5 x 11 inch paperback, full color, 198 pages long, chiefly consisting of <ul> <li><i><a href="atlas/index.html">The Historical Atlas of Ereláe</a></i> <li><i><a href="http://www.almeopedia.com/Historical_Atlas_of_Arc%C3%A9l">The Historical Atlas of Arcél</a></i> </ul> In addition there are maps and descriptions of regions outside the base maps: Nan, the Bekkai, Téllinor, and Neinuoi; plus ruler lists for Caďinas, Verduria, Axunai, Xurno, Uytai, and Belesao; and the Timeline of Technology. <p>The maps (well over 80 of them) have all been re-rendered. They're a nice size (seven inches wide) and sharp. Everything is readable, even with the diacritics I insist on using. And I've gone over the text again; it's astonishing how many little errors the gremlins put in over the years. <p>The Skourene atlas isn't included. <h4>What's the (gulp) price?</h4> It's $32.95. I know, that's a lot, and I hate asking that much. But the production costs are higher for color printing. And even at that price I had to forego the extended distribution channel, which has a higher price floor. <p>So ask for it for Christmas. It's sure to amaze and baffle your friends! <h4>Is there anything that's not on the web?</h4> Some illustrations, a few of the maps, the material on Neinuoi, and the Arcélian ruler lists. <p>I don't expect to sell a lot of these. But if you like Almea, I do think this is the nicest format for reading about its history. <h4>Will it be on Amazon UK etc.?</h4> I'm not sure, as that may or may not be covered by the extended distribution option. You can ship worldwide from the US site. If the cost is a problem, <a href="contact.html">contact me</a>; I can always get a copy and send it myself. <hr> <center><i>© 2011 by Mark Rosenfelder</i><br> </center> <!-- VV nav bar --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr bgcolor="#007000"><td colspan=7 height="5"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td colspan=7 height="5"> <tr bgcolor="#007000"> <td width="20"> <td width="203" height="50" valign="middle"><a href="virtuver.htm"><img src="illo/vvbase.gif" alt="Virtual Verduria" width="201" height="16"></a> <td width="77" align="center" valign="middle"><img src="illo/vvcrown.gif" width="36" height="21"> <td valign="middle" align="left"> <a href="drill0.htm"><img src="illo/vvintro.gif" title="Introductory pages" width="444" height="19" usemap="#MetaTable"></a> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td colspan=7 height="5"> <tr bgcolor="#007000"><td colspan=7 height="5"> </table> </BODY> </HTML>