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Atlas of Germany. The Wikimedia Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
Klencke Atlas (1660; one of the world's largest books) Britannia (1675), John Ogilby (1600–1676), first to be printed at a specific scale (1:63,360 or one inch to one mile; 18th century. Atlas Nouveau (Amsterdam, 1742) Britannia Depicta (London, 1720) Cary's New and Correct English Atlas (London, 1787) 19th century:
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Sep 11, 2023 · Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,400,000 square kilometres (4,010,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller than Europe is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (after Asia and Africa) with a population of some 710,000,000 or about 11% ...
Jul 14, 2021 · 7.3 Bavaria. 7.4 Hesse. 7.5 Württemberg. 7.6 States inside the German Empire. 7.7 Saar. 8 Lander at the time of the proclamation the two German States in 1949. 9 German Democratic Republic (DDR) 9.1 German Democratic Republic. 10 Old maps of all Germany.
Atlas Nouveau (Amsterdam, 1742) Cary's New and Correct English Atlas (London, 1787) 19th century. Stielers Handatlas (Germany, 1817-1944) Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas (Germany, 1881-1939; in the UK as Times Atlas of the World, 1895) Rand McNally Atlas (United States, 1881-present) 20th century. Times Atlas of the World (United Kingdom, 1895 ...
Jan 29, 2020 · Amanda Briney. Updated on January 29, 2020. An atlas is a collection of various maps of the earth or a specific region of the earth, such as the U.S. or Europe. The maps in atlases show geographic features, the topography of an area's landscape and political boundaries. They also show climatic, social, religious and economic statistics of an area.
Oct 19, 2023 · An atlas is a collection of maps. Some maps are specific, such as road maps or, like this one, sky maps. This sky map displays information about constellations and other celestial objects visible in the Northern Hemisphere. The cloudy smudge running through the image is the Milky Way, our galaxy. An atlas is a book or collection of maps.
