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CHAPTER 1 So Many Maps n atlas is a collection of maps Atlases can be dif ferent sizes People may have pocket sized atlases that contain road maps of their city Other atlases are large thick and T heavy and contain different kinds of maps An atlas may weigh so much that it needs a Atlases can help people better stand to support it understand the world and even their homework They are a source In the 1500s a man named of information people can trust n Gerardus Mercator put together Dude Tonge
So MANY MAPS a set of maps and included a picture of Atlas a figure from Greek mythology hold ing a globe on his shoulders I From then on the word atlas was often used to describe a book of maps A general atlas focuses on place locations the links between them and the importance of these places HEHEREITHEAK Other atlases may have Gerardus Mercator shown themes or special subjects here created a map called the such as agriculture climate Mercator projection which helped ships sail from one place to another more easily In ancient Greek stories Atlas was a giant who fought against the chief god Zeus After Zeus won Atlas was forced to hold up the sky He is often shown in art supporting a
