Espenhorst, Jürgen (2003). Petermann’s Planet; a Guide to German Handatlases and Their Siblings Throughout the World, 1800-1950. Vol.1, Espenhorst, Jrgen (2003). Petermanns Planet; a Guide to German Handatlases and Their Siblings Throughout the World, 1800 1950. Vol. 1, Guide to the Great Handatlases. Schwerte: Pangaea Verlag, 684pp. Edited and translated from the German by George R. Crossman. Hardback with photographic cover, was not published with dust jacket. The cartographers bible for the history of atlases. While the emphasis is on German atlases, their influence on the English