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What is an atlas?

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An atlas is a large collection of maps. In the 16th century, geographers Mercator and Hondt were the first people to publish this collection of maps in the form of a book. They used the picture of the mythological figure Atlas holding the Earth on the cover page of their book. Since then, this book of maps has been known as atlas.

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