tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post3930330231712097906..comments2023-12-06T14:39:25.446+05:30Comments on of this and that: My father's atlasdipalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-83553041744328897482008-03-14T06:23:00.000+05:302008-03-14T06:23:00.000+05:30I loved that atlas as a kid, too. My father had o...I loved that atlas as a kid, too. My father had one of the earlier ones - not quite sure which edition, but it was green with a light coloured spine. I loved it so much that I bought a 1979 edition for myself as soon as Reader's Digest offered it. I still have it, and it is on my dining room table right now as I had it out to show my daughter a map of Africa. I also loved the gem page the best. I credit that atlas with my love of collecting older reference books and atlases. One of the most prized volumes I own is a 1923 Harmsworth New Atlas of the World. It was one of the first ones to use double sided printing, as most earlier atlases had only had printing on one side of the paper. The in between pages are filled with fascinating browsing material about the countries and continents - an early forerunner to the final segment in the Reader's Digest atlas. All in all - definitely one of the defining books of my childhood, and one which still has effects to this day. Good blog - enjoyed it thoroughly.Goldieloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787685030334225140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-38716947541816196322008-02-18T16:20:00.000+05:302008-02-18T16:20:00.000+05:30Ditto! Me and my sister were awed by the gemstones...Ditto! Me and my sister were awed by the gemstones page! :) I still refer to it though the maps are too old. Nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-18396181697885926702008-01-29T14:25:00.000+05:302008-01-29T14:25:00.000+05:30Ohmigod. is it strange that all of us had that RD ...Ohmigod. is it strange that all of us had that RD Atlas??? We played with it all the time. It was such a treat!!!the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-10500091722370503112008-01-27T16:19:00.000+05:302008-01-27T16:19:00.000+05:30Dipali - yes ! Name the time and place -!!!!Dipali - yes ! Name the time and place -!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-8904246410669517572008-01-27T08:53:00.000+05:302008-01-27T08:53:00.000+05:30Eve's lungs: You had to be part of the RD gang! No...Eve's lungs: You had to be part of the RD gang! Now we need a Great World Atlas lovers blog meet!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-3233626385253622872008-01-26T23:42:00.000+05:302008-01-26T23:42:00.000+05:30High Five!My dad bought this RD atlas for me when ...High Five!My dad bought this RD atlas for me when I was around 5 and we would pore over it together -Thanks for bringing back the memories of the atlas and the RD condensed books - I still have some of them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-51706058729923247702008-01-25T23:05:00.000+05:302008-01-25T23:05:00.000+05:30What an "Atlastic" bunch we all are! This was a lo...What an "Atlastic" bunch we all are! <BR/>This was a lovely tag- I felt all of eight years old again:)<BR/>Thank you, everyone, for the appreciation.<BR/>Sanyukta, welcome to my blog.<BR/>Yes, Anand, if you can't blame your own parents for something you can always blame theirs!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-21090469388538174762008-01-25T22:24:00.000+05:302008-01-25T22:24:00.000+05:30and need i mention, madre, how much wanderlust tha...and need i mention, madre, how much wanderlust that atlas was resposible for? so perhaps we can blame nanaji, after all, for all the hitch-hiking....Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306759189001920958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-49956573413876067342008-01-24T04:50:00.000+05:302008-01-24T04:50:00.000+05:30What a lovely tag and lovely concept. And what a l...What a lovely tag and lovely concept. And what a lovely post! I go gaga over atlases too. I'd love to take this up. Very soon. Thanks Dipali for tagging me.Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-402278488167087912008-01-23T22:11:00.000+05:302008-01-23T22:11:00.000+05:30Evocative indeed...Well, I have an Oxford one..not...Evocative indeed...Well, I have an Oxford one..not really jumbo-size...but it always fascinated me..I often pored over it for hours at a stretch...marking up routes I would like to follow..trying to say all those unpronounceable names...hypothesizing about how life would be like in one of those little places printed in tiny lettering..say..in the middle of Siberia..it was all wonderful doing that, no less.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197550077590730972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-30928526409931395922008-01-23T10:07:00.000+05:302008-01-23T10:07:00.000+05:30sounds heart warming...you know after your post, I...sounds heart warming...<BR/><BR/>you know after your post, I am wracking my brain to think of some material object that has meant as much to me, and I just can't come up with anything!!<BR/><BR/>sad, but trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-69236876064287659142008-01-23T01:46:00.000+05:302008-01-23T01:46:00.000+05:30We used to have a huge TIMES atlas at home. It req...We used to have a huge TIMES atlas at home. It required the two of kids to carry it around, and some supervision to open it without falling inside it! :)<BR/><BR/>I even had an imaginary trip planned for years - going from page 64 to 95!neha vishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549996517146151040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-950951575750026242008-01-22T23:17:00.000+05:302008-01-22T23:17:00.000+05:30i guess thats why we go blog hopping, all of us wh...i guess thats why we go blog hopping, all of us who grew up tracing our fingers on those muddled up colours and lines, lost travellers- i am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful set!SUR NOTEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928284426760382839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-28430917625156712262008-01-22T20:48:00.000+05:302008-01-22T20:48:00.000+05:30Very evocative... We ahd an atlas that my brother ...Very evocative... We ahd an atlas that my brother and I pored over for hours on end. Also the bit about RD. Although considered tacky and other things.. I have immensely enjoyed reading their condensed works growing up.<BR/><BR/>Since you like maps, you might enjoy this site:<BR/><BR/>http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/Savanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781198953037866788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-89293733996495946652008-01-22T19:36:00.000+05:302008-01-22T19:36:00.000+05:30This was so beautiful, I really need to think up s...This was so beautiful, I really need to think up something that really matches upto the Atlas in my memories...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528271916192411200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-46685552796809696832008-01-22T18:43:00.000+05:302008-01-22T18:43:00.000+05:30I have also spent my childhood years poring over v...I have also spent my childhood years poring over various atlases. But funnily enough, when my Dad came over here last time, he spent a lot of time poring over our atlas - he was figuring out all the places he was going to visit :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-64548473997420791592008-01-22T17:54:00.000+05:302008-01-22T17:54:00.000+05:30Dear me, who knew that folks could bond over an at...Dear me, who knew that folks could bond over an atlas! We had (have) a giant atlas too - though not the RD one - and my brother and I spent many happy hours engrossed in the strange and wonderful places in it. Sigh!Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112924346592375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-64712854881683630962008-01-22T14:57:00.000+05:302008-01-22T14:57:00.000+05:30Eh - I came here to say we had the same atlas - on...Eh - I came here to say we had the same atlas - only to find a chorus! But I have to say, one of my favourite pages, also, was the one with the gemstones. Gorgeous colours, names...could never decide whether I liked that one best or the one with the constellations.<BR/><BR/>Lovely!Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-14805099151733009522008-01-22T14:07:00.000+05:302008-01-22T14:07:00.000+05:30this is weird - we also had the SAME atlas! still ...this is weird - we also had the SAME atlas! still there at mom's place and have lots of memories poring over it too with my sibs.<BR/><BR/>lovely post!Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-84306154832227283282008-01-22T12:20:00.000+05:302008-01-22T12:20:00.000+05:30We had the SAME atlas! I remember being fascinated...We had the SAME atlas! I remember being fascinated by it too. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for doing this. And I love the thought that your father and the atlas have both journeyed much and are now co-residents again :)Thinking Crampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956076662080144333noreply@blogger.com