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thumb|upright|Frontispiece of the 1595 Atlas of Mercator
An atlas is a collection of maps bound together in a book, typically organized to show geographic information about regions, countries, or the world. Atlases have been important tools for understanding geography, navigation, and the physical layout of our planet since at least the 16th century.
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- map
- Named after
- Atlas of Mauretania
- Image
- OrteliusWorldMap.jpeg
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Types
- Selected atlases
- 17th century and earlier
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|upright|Frontispiece of the 1595 Atlas of Mercator
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of other planets.
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