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A historical atlas is a collection of maps and possibly illustrations that depict the historical geography of a particular region at a defined time period. These atlases typically include maps that show the political and cultural boundaries of different states as well as other data, and in some cases illustrations that provide information about ...
In 1962, the Norwegian publishing house Cappelen issued an historical atlas in conjunction with the series Menneskenes liv og historie, popularly known as Grimberg's world history. The atlas became the 22nd and last volume in the series. In addition to 108 maps, it contained a registry of state leaders. [1] (Carl Grimberg died in 1941, and ...
Atlas Maior (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1635–1658) Klencke Atlas (1660) Atlas Maior (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1662–1667) Cary's New and Correct English Atlas (London, 1787) Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas (Germany, 1881–1939; in the UK as Times Atlas of the World, 1895) Times Atlas of the World (United Kingdom, 1895) Rand McNally Atlas (United States ...
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 ...
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Historical atlases online. Centennia Historical Atlas required reading at the US Naval Academy for over a decade. Historical map web sites list, Perry–Castañeda Library, University of Texas; Ryhiner Collection Composite atlas with maps, plans and views from the 16th-18th centuries, covering the globe, with about 16,000 images in total.
HistoAtlas is an open historical geographical information system that tries to build a free historical atlas of the world. National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) is a system for displaying and analyzing Census tracts and tract changes in the United States. OpenHistoricalMap is an open-source historical world atlas based on ...
The Atlas, first published in 1978 in London, UK, sold more than two million copies in many languages.Its stated aim was to describe the major processes and events of world history across a broad canvas and omit tiny details of, say, ruling families, minor battles etc.