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List Of Atlases
This is a list of notable atlases, each a collection of maps, some including statistical data for the regions represented: Early modern ;15th century * Douce Atlas (nautical atlas) ;16th century *''Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'' (Ortelius, Flanders, 1570–1612) *''Piri Reis Map'' (Ottoman Empire, 1570–1612) * Mercator's ''Atlas'' (1578) ;17th century *''Atlas Novus'' (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1635–16581645 editionat UCLA) *''Dell'Arcano del Mare'' (England/Italy, 1645–1661) *''Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde'' (France, 1658–1676) *''Klencke Atlas'' (1660; world's largest book) *''Atlas Maior'' (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1662–1667) *'' Atlante Veneto'' ( Coronelli, Venice, 1691) ;18th century *''Britannia Depicta'' (London, 1720) *'' Atlas Nouveau'' (Amsterdam, 1742) *'' Cary's New and Correct English Atlas'' (London, 1787) Modern ;19th century *''Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas'' (Germany, 1881–1939; in the UK as ''Times Atlas of the World'', 1895) *'' Atlas do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlas
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it. Etymology The use of the word "atlas" in a geographical context dates from 1595 when the German-Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator published ("Atlas or cosmographical meditations upon the creation of the universe and the universe as created"). This title provides Mercator's definition of the word as a description of the creation and form of the whole universe, not simply as a collection of maps. The volume that was published posthumously one year after his death is a wide-ranging text but, as the editions evolved, it became simply a collection of maps and it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlas Do Visconde De Santarem
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it. Etymology The use of the word "atlas" in a geographical context dates from 1595 when the German-Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator published ("Atlas or cosmographical meditations upon the creation of the universe and the universe as created"). This title provides Mercator's definition of the word as a description of the creation and form of the whole universe, not simply as a collection of maps. The volume that was published posthumously one year after his death is a wide-ranging text but, as the editions evolved, it became simply a collection of maps and it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including DK Eyewitness travel), history, geography, science, space, nature, sports, gardening, cookery and parenting. The worldwide co-CEOs of DK is Paul Kelly and Rebecca Smart. DK has offices in New York, Melbourne, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto, Madrid, Beijing, and Jiangmen. DK works with licensing partners such as Disney, LEGO, DC Comics, the Royal Horticultural Society, MasterChef, and the Smithsonian Institution. DK has commissioned Mary Berry, Monty Don, Robert Winston, Huw Richards, and Steve Mould for a range of books. History DK was founded in 1974 by Christopher Dorling and Peter Kindersley in London as a book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pergamon World Atlas
The ''Pergamon World Atlas'' (in English, 1968) was originally prepared by the Polish Army Topographical Service. It was published as the ''Atlas Świata'' (World Atlas) in 1962. The atlas (cartography), atlas contains 380 pages of maps, figures and tables along with an index of 150,000 entries. Each geographic map is accompanied by a selection of thematic maps and city maps. The ''Pergamon'' added extra maps of the United Kingdom and Canada. Notes Atlases 1968 non-fiction books {{geo-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Geographic Magazine
''National Geographic'' (formerly the ''National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is a popular American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. Known for its photojournalism, it is one of the most widely read magazines of all time. The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine months after the establishment of the society, but is now a popular magazine. In 1905, it began including pictures, a style for which it became well-known. Its first color photos appeared in the 1910s. During the Cold War, the magazine committed itself to present a balanced view of the physical and human geography of countries beyond the Iron Curtain. Later, the magazine became outspoken on environmental issues. Since 2019, controlling interest has been held by The Walt Disney Company. Topics of features generally concern geography, history, nature, science, and world culture. The magazine is well known for its distinctive appearance: a thick squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Historical Atlas Of China
''The Historical Atlas of China'' () is an 8-volume work published in Beijing between 1982 and 1988, edited by Tan Qixiang. It contains 304 maps and 70,000 placenames in total. The ''Concise Historical Atlas of China'' () was published in 1991. Contents The atlas consists of 8 volumes: # Archaeological findings, Xia, Shang dynasties and Zhou dynasty (Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period) # Qin dynasty, Western and Eastern Han dynasties # Three Kingdoms and Western Jin dynasty # Eastern Jin dynasty, Sixteen Kingdoms and Southern and Northern Dynasties # Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period # Song dynasty, Liao dynasty and Jin Empire # Yuan dynasty and Ming dynasty # Qing dynasty On each map, ancient places and water features are shown in black and blue respectively, superimposed on modern features, borders and claims, shown in brown. All country-wide maps, from Paleolithic onward, include an inset showing the Nine-Dash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Atlas Of China (1980)
''Historical Atlas of China'' () is a 2-volume work published in Taiwan in 1980 and 1983. The volumes are: # Historical territories. # Major cities, economic maps, irrigation and transportation networks, social changes, artifacts, wars. Unlike many other historical maps that placed emphasis on placenames, this set of maps contained many restorations of historical sites. China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ... History books about China 1980 non-fiction books 1983 non-fiction books Geographic history of China {{China-hist-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Atlas Aguilar
The ''Atlas Universal Aguilar'' was the first comprehensive world atlas of Spanish origin appeared in the 1950s. Published by Aguilar S.A. de Ediciones in Madrid in 1954 with 116 pages of maps preceded by an atlas of Spain. Five further editions were published until 1968, then this notable work was excelled by the three volume, large-sized ''Gran Atlas Aguilar'' by the same company (1969/1970, 406 pages of geographic and thematic maps), one of the most elaborate works of its kind published after World War II. A concise edition was issued as '' Atlas Mundial Gráfico Aguilar'' (1976), also published in 1982 by The Kimberley Press, Miami, Florida as Webster's ''Webster's Dictionary'' is any of the English language dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758–1843), as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's ... ''New World Atlas''. Atlases 1954 non-fiction books {{geo-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas
The ''Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas'', commonly shortened to ''A–Z'' (pronounced "Ay to Zed"), is a title given to any one of a range of atlases of streets in the United Kingdom produced by Geographers' A–Z Map Company Limited. Its first atlas, of London, was originally compiled in the 1930s by Phyllis Pearsall. The company she founded now publishes street maps of many cities and towns in the UK. Dating old maps Until relatively recently, maps produced by the ''Geographers' (A–Z) Map Company'' did not include a publication date. It is possible to determine a date range for publication due to the following: * their first map was published in 1936; * the only maps produced by them during World War II (1939–1945) were war maps of Europe; * until 1962, the "Published By" address was ''24 Grays Inn Road, Holborn, London''; * from 1962 to 1992, the "Published By" address was ''Sevenoaks, Kent''; * from 1992 onwards, the "Published By" address is ''Borough Green, Kent''; * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlas Mira
The World Atlas (russian: Атлас мира, translit=Atlas mira, , lit=Atlas of the World) is the Soviet and later Russian atlas of the world. Predecessors Initially Russian cartography did not produce original work: the ''Atlas Marksa'' (1905), for example, was merely a translation of German ''Neuer Handatlas'' by Debes. The large ''Atlas Mira'' (1st Russian edition, 1954), with some 200,000 names was therefore a significant milestone. An English edition later followed (''The World Atlas'', 2nd ed., 1967). A similar Soviet project ''Bolshoi Sovietskii Atlas Mira'', which was intended to be the most comprehensive atlas of modern times, remained, however, incomplete due to WWII; only two out of three planned volumes (1937/39) were published. Editions First Edition The first edition was made in 1954. It contains 283 pages of maps with a separate book of geographical index which carries 205000 items that cover all of the maps. On the first page of the atlas is a vignett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlante Internazionale Del Touring Club Italiano
The ''Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano'' was a comprehensive world reference atlas first published by the Touring Club Italiano in 1927. In order to give Italy an extensive reference atlas modelled on foreign examples such as ''Stielers Handatlas'' in Germany, shortly after World War I preparatory work to this end began under the direction of Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli (founder of the TCI, 1859–1926) with collaboration of Olinto Marinelli as scientific editor and Pietro Corbellini as chief cartographer. The atlas, in which toponymy was based on the official language of each country, was presented to the public in 1927 as ''Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano''; it had 169 leaves of maps, large folio format, and contained more than 200,000 entries. The second edition appeared already one year later and received the highest recognitions at the International Geographical Congress in Cambridge. Three more editions were issued up to World War II. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stielers Handatlas
''Stielers Handatlas'' (after Adolf Stieler, 1775–1836), formally titled ''Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde und über das Weltgebäude'' (''Handy atlas of all parts of the world and of the universe''), was the leading German world atlas of the last three decades of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. Published by Justus Perthes of Gotha (established 1785 and still existing there) it went through ten editions from 1816 to 1945. As with many 19th century publications, an edition was issued in parts; for example, the eighth edition was issued in 32 monthly parts. Editions The earliest edition, by Stieler and Christian Gottlieb Reichard, was published as separate plates from 1817 to 1823. There were 47 maps, though the intention had been to publish 50. After Stieler's death Friedrich von Stülpnagel (1786–1865) edited the first (1834-1845) edition, and the second (1845–47) with 107 maps. Petermann contributed to the third (1854–62) edition containing 83 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
