Front page, 1645

The Atlas Maior (or Atlas Novus, as earlier editions were called) is a comprehensive world atlas, conceived by Willem Blaeu of Amsterdam, but compiled by his son Joan Blaeu, and completed in 1665. The original work consisted of eleven volumes, in Latin, containing 594 maps.

Description[link]

The full title Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive, Atlas novus refers to the earlier Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Ortelius, published in 1570.

Included into Volume 10 of the work, published in 1655, (bound into the physical volume, but with separate page numbering) was Martino Martini's Novus Atlas Sinensis, followed by Jacobus Golius' paper identifying Marco Polo's Cathay as China.

Modern reproductions[link]

A modern reproduction, containing nearly eight hundred pages and weighing 7.0 kilograms is published by Taschen. The replica was created from the copy currently housed in the Austrian National Library in Vienna.

There is also a 419 page version (also based on the Taschen version, with introduction & notes by Peter Van Der Krogt) published by Barnes & Noble.^[1]

See also[link]

Atlas portal

• History of cartography
• cartography
• Ancient maps
• Jan Janssonius

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Blaeu

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Novus Atlas Sinensis

• The Regional Archives of Leiden offers a complete digital version of their Atlas Novus
• Bedeutender Atlas als Teilfaksimile neu erschienen
• The National Library of Scotland's PONT PROJECT. This is dedicated to the 17th century Scottish cartographer Timothy Pont whose work was published in Blaeu's Atlas.

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A political and physical map of the world from 2006

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a map of Earth or a region of Earth, but there are atlases of the other planets (and their satellites) in the Solar System. 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.

"Atlas" mythology[link]

The origin of the term atlas is a common source of misconception, perhaps because two different mythical figures named 'Atlas' are associated with map making.

• King Atlas, a mythical King of Mauretania, also known as Aparajit in Hinduism, was according to legend a wise philosopher, mathematician and astronomer who supposedly made the first celestial globe. It was this Atlas to whom Gerardus Mercator was referring when he first used the name "atlas",^[1][2] and he included a depiction of the King on the title-page.^[2]
• However, the more widely known Atlas is a figure from Greek mythology. He is the son of the Titan Iapetus and Clymene (or Asia), and brother of Prometheus. Atlas was punished by Zeus and made to bear the weight of the heavens (the idea of Atlas carrying the Earth is not correct according to the original myth) on his back. One of Heracles's labours was to collect the apples of the Hesperides, guarded by Ladon. Heracles went to Atlas and reasoned with him. Eventually, Atlas agreed to collect the apples, and Heracles was left to carry the weight. Atlas tried to leave Heracles there, but Heracles tricked him and Atlas was left to carry the heavens forever. In his epic Odyssey, Homer refers to this Atlas as "one who knows the depths of the whole sea, and keeps the tall pillars who hold heaven and earth asunder".

In works of art, this Atlas is represented as carrying the heavens or the Celestial Sphere, on his shoulders. The earliest such depiction is the Farnese Atlas, now housed at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli in Naples, Italy. This figure is frequently found on the cover or title-pages of atlases. This is particularly true of atlases published by Dutch publishers during the second half of the seventeenth century. The image became associated with Dutch merchants, and a statue of this figure adorns the front of the World Trade Center in Amsterdam.

The first publisher to associate the Titan Atlas with a group of maps was Lafreri, on the title-page to "Tavole Moderne Di Geografia De La Maggior Parte Del Mondo Di Diversi Autori ...". However, he did not use the word "atlas" in the title of his work.

Modern atlas[link]

With the coming of the global market, publishers in different countries can reprint maps from plates made elsewhere. This means that the place names on the maps often use the designations or abbreviations of the language of the country in which the feature is located, to serve the widest market. For example, islands near Russia have the abbreviation "O." for "ostrov", not "I." for "island". This practice differs from what is standard for any given language, and it reaches its extremity concerning transliterations from other languages. Particularly, German mapmakers use the transliterations from Cyrillic developed by the Czechs which are hardly used in English-speaking countries.

Selected general atlases[link]

Some cartographically or commercially important atlases include the following:

17th century and earlier

• Atlas Novus (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1635–1658)
• Atlas Maior (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1662–1667)
• Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde (France, 1658–1676)
• Dell'Arcano del Mare (England/Italy, 1645–1661)
• Piri Reis map (Ottoman Empire, 1570–1612)
• Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Ortelius, Netherlands, 1570–1612)
• Klencke Atlas (1660; world's largest book)
• The Brittania (John Ogilby, 1670–1676)

18th century

• Atlas Nouveau (Amsterdam, 1742)
• Britannia Depicta (London, 1720)
• Cary's New and Correct English Atlas (London, 1787)

19th century

• Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas (Germany, 1881–1939; in the UK as Times Atlas of the World, 1895)
• 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)
• Gran Atlas Aguilar (Spain, 1969/1970)
• The Historical Atlas of China (China)
• National Geographic Atlas of the World (United States, 1963–present)
• Pergamon World Atlas (1962/1968)
• Times Atlas of the World (United Kingdom, 1895–present)

21st century

• North American Environmental Atlas

See also[link]

Atlas portal

• Atlas of Our Changing Environment
• Bird atlas
• Cartography
• Cartopedia
• European Atlas of the Seas
• Fictitious entry
• Geography
• Google Maps
• Manifold
• NASA World Wind
• Star atlas
• TerraServer-USA
• Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Atlas

Sources

• On the origin of the term "Atlas"

Online atlases

• World Atlas
• ÖROK-Atlas Online: Atlas on spatial development in Austria
• Geography Network
• MapChart EarthAtlas, free online atlas with interactive maps about topics like demography, economy, health and environment.
• National Geographic MapMachine

History of atlases

• Atlases, at the US Library of Congress site - a discussion of many significant atlases, with some illustrations. Part of Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide.

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.

Other links

• Google Earth: a visual 3D interactive atlas.
• NASA's World Wind software.
• Wikimapia a wikiproject designed to describe the entire world.

Phillip Long

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-05-16) May 16, 1983 (age 29)
Place of birth	Oklahoma City, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Carolina RailHawks
Number	25
Youth career
2002-2003	University of Virginia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007-2008	Carolina RailHawks	30	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 30, 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Phillip Long (born May 16, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American soccer midfielder who spent two seasons with the Carolina Railhawks of the USL First Division.

High school and college[link]

He attended Hunt High School in Wilson, North Carolina, graduating in 2002. He was named the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association's male soccer player of the year for 2001 (an award that was awarded in 1996 to his future teammate Caleb Norkus).^[1] He was also named a McDonald's High School All-American in soccer for the 2001-2002 season, being named the 2002 McDonald’s All American Games MVP.^[2][3] He attended the University of Virginia where he played for the Cavaliers in 2002 and 2003. In 2002, he played in 14 games with 4 goals scored. In 2003, he played in 13 games with 1 goal scored.

Professional[link]

In 2007, Long attended try outs with the expansion Carolina Railhawks of the USL First Division. He impressed the coaches enough to be offered a contract and signed for the 2007 season. Long scored a goal in the team's first franchise win against MLS club Chivas USA.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Carolina RailHawks Player Profile