List of atlases

It is important to note that the concept of atlas in its modern sense and the genre of atlas in its own right were the brainchild and among the pioneering contributions of early modern Netherlandish cartographers, geographers and cosmographers;[1] most notably the German-Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator (who first used the term 'atlas' for a bound collection or book of maps)[2] and Abraham Ortelius (who is often recognized as the creator of the first true atlas in the modern sense).[3]

This is a list of notable atlases, each a collection of maps, some including statistical data for the regions represented:

Early modern
16th century
17th century
18th century

Modern
19th century
20th century

Digital atlases
Further information: Geographic information system, List of online map services, Web mapping, and Comparison of web map services

See also

References
  1. Including notable contributors like Gerardus Mercator, Abraham Ortelius, Frans Hogenberg, Gerard de Jode, Cornelis de Jode, Lucas Waghenaer, Jodocus Hondius, Henricus Hondius, Johannes Janssonius, Willem Blaeu, Johannes Blaeu, Claes Visscher, Andreas Cellarius, Frederik de Wit.
  2. Van der Krogt, Peter (2015), 'Chapter 6: Gerhard Mercator and his Cosmography: How the 'Atlas' became an Atlas,'; in: Gerhard Holzer, et al. (eds.), A World of Innovation: Cartography in the Time of Gerhard Mercator. (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015), pp. 112–130
  3. Binding, Paul: Imagined Corners: Exploring the World's First Atlas. (London: Headline Book Publishing, 2003)
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