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List of atlases

List of atlases is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of atlases rather than just read about it. In short: 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 Piri Reis Map (Ottoman Empire, 1513) Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Ortelius, Flanders, 1570–1612) Mercator's Atlas (1578) 17th century Atlas Novus (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1635–1658; 1645 edition at UCLA) Dell'Arcano del Mare (England/It…

Key takeaways

  • List of atlases belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect List of atlases to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of List of atlases from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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 Piri Reis Map (Ottoman Empire, 1513) Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Ortelius, Flanders, 1570–1612) Mercator's Atlas (1578) 17th century Atlas Novus (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1635–1658; 1645 edition at 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 Visconde de Santarem (Paris, 1841, 1842-1844, and 1849) Bosatlas (Netherlands 1877–present) Cedid Atlas (Istanbul, 1803)o Rand McNally Atlas (United States, 1881–present) Stielers Handatlas (Germany, 1817–1944) 20th century Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano (Italy, 1927–1978) Atlas Mira (Russia, 1937–present) Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas (United Kingdom, 1938–present) Gran Atlas Aguilar (Spain, 1969/1970) Historical Atlas of China (Taiwan, 1980) The Historical Atlas of China (China, 1982) National Geographic Atlas of the World (United States, 1963–present) Pergamon World Atlas (1962/1968) Times Atlas of the World (United Kingdom, 1895–present) Dorling Kindersley Atlas of the World 1994–present

Digital atlases

TerraServer-USA/MSR Maps (1998) NASA World Wind (2003) Yandex Maps (2004) Google Maps (2005) Baidu Maps (2005) WikiMapia (2006) North American Environmental Atlas (2005) Bing Maps (2010)

See also

History of cartography History of geography List of historical maps Cartography Manifold Bird atlas Star atlas

References

External links Atlases at DavidRumsey.com includes many important atlases from the 18th-20th centuries Charting North America, maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection Ryhiner Collection Composite atlas with maps, plans and views from the 16th-18th centuries, covering the globe, with about 16,000 images in total.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of atlases

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of atlases claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of atlases before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of atlases ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of atlases

In research
List of atlases appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses List of atlases in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
List of atlases is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Atlases, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for List of atlases outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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How to study List of atlases in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what List of atlases means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain List of atlases out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is List of atlases in simple terms?

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 Piri Reis Map (Ottoman Empire, 1513) Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Ortelius, Flanders, 1570–1612) Mercator's Atla…

Why does List of atlases matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of atlases?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on List of atlases.

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