Little description on the birthday boy: He'll be turning 16 and he is a walking history book, from Dutch history, to American to Middle east, he knows a lot! He likes to learn more than what's needed in his history lessons and I would love to gift him a beautifull textbook to fuel his hunger for knowledge

I, myself, wouldn't know what makes a good history book since it is totally out of my field of expertice. I'd like it to be in English, big, profound and prefferable visual

I hope you guys can help guide me in the right direction (and I hope I've choosen the right subreddit) Thanks!