Michelin North America Road Atlas 2011

When recently examining road atlases for the United States, I was surprised at the weak offerings I found from map brands I assumed would be good. I was very happy to find the "Michelin Road Atlas 2011". Here's my point-by-point assessment: Good: - Covers Mexico and populous portions of Canada, as well as the United States - Land area is divided into a simple grid, which is indexed in an easy-to-read national map in the front of the atlas - Map edges are labeled with the next map...
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When recently examining road atlases for the United States, I was surprised at the weak offerings I found from map brands I assumed would be good. I was very happy to find the "Michelin Road Atlas 2011". Here's my point-by-point assessment: Good: - Covers Mexico and populous portions of Canada, as well as the United States - Land area is divided into a simple grid, which is indexed in an easy-to-read national map in the front of the atlas - Map edges are labeled with the next map in that direction - Some areas, notably in the very urban northeastern United States have a special set of extra maps, giving needed detail of those areas - City-specific maps are provided for a large number of large- and medium-sized cities - Boundaries of city maps and "extra" maps are drawn on the regular grid maps - Binding allows the atlas to lay flat