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Gerardus Mercator was the first one to use the word atlas.
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Was Gerardus Mercator the first person to use the word atlas to describe a collection of maps?
In 1589, Gerardus Mercator used the word "Atlas" to describe a collection of maps.
Who first used the word atlas to describe a collection of maps?
Gerardus Mercator was the first one to use the word atlas.
What is the collective nouns for maps?
An atlas is a collection of maps .
Who first used atlas to describe a collection of maps?
Most historians credit Claudius Ptolemy, a geographer who lived in Egypt, with publishing the first atlas.Taken from The World Book Encyclopedia.
How many maps are in a atlas?
Trere are 195 maps in atlas
What is a book of maps called?
A book of maps is called an Atlas.A book or collection of maps is called an Atlas, named for the Greek god who jobwas to support the heavens and the earth.A book of maps is an atlas. You can find atlas' online and in your public library.
What and where are atlas?
A Atlas is a book of maps
How do you make this sentence into plural What a map this atlas has?
What maps these atlases have! What maps this atlas has!
What are books that contain maps of countries called?
A book of maps is called an atlas.
What is a collection of maps called?
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Is Google Maps an online atlas?
An atlas is a collection of maps, and Google Maps is an online interactive map with multiple levels of resolution and details depending on your zoom level. By the definition of an atlas and description of Google Maps, you can say Google Maps is a type of online world atlas.
How is a Bible the same as an atlas?
Some theologians would describe the Bible as the atlas to the world of being a good Christian, containing maps of how to live a good life and where to find God.
