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Great Britain: Philip`s Road Atlases

Road Atlases of Great Britain from Philipโ€™s in 12 different versions presenting the country in variety of formats and scales. The atlases can be grouped into three types, according to their scale and the presentation of the road network โ€“ additional features of each title are listed in its individual description. – NAVIGATOR TITLES: Nos. 1 to 4 at 1:100,000 (1โ€ to 1โ€ to 1.58 miles) have a very detailed presentation of the road network showing more minor roads and tracks, as well as more small locations such as farms, hamlets, etc, than in the annually updated versions. These titles highlight fewer places of interest. – ANNUALLY UPDATED ATLASES: Nos. 5 to 9 at 1:200,000 (1โ€ to 3.15 miles) have fewer minor roads and small villages than shown in the Navigator titles, but show many more places of interest. The different sizes/bindings vary in the additional features included in them – mainly in the number of urban approach maps and street plans.OTHER FORMATS: Compact Atlas (No.10 at 1:212,850 / 1โ€ to 3.33 miles) and Driverโ€™s Atlas (No. 11 at 1:265,000 / 1โ€ to 4.18 miles) have the same cartography as the annual versions, but the reduction in scale means smaller size print and less clarity; the Compact version has also fewer place names in its index. The Concise Atlas (No. 12 at 1:506,880 / 1โ€ to 8 miles) has a much more limited presentation of the road network and no places of interest.PLEASE NOTE: scale quoted above are for England, Wales and southern Scotland; Scottish Highlands and the islands are covered at slightly smaller scales. For more information about the additional features is provided in each titleโ€™s individual description.