Atlasi

Atlasi ni mkusanyiko wa ramani zinazounganishwa pamoja kwa umbo la kitabu. Siku hizi zinapatikana pia kwa umbo la elektroniki kwa matumizi ya kompyuta au kwenye intaneti.

Kwa kawaida atlasi hua na ramani mbalimbali za nchi, bara au Dunia yote. Kuna pia atlasi za anga zinazoonyesha nyota. Neno linatumiwa pia kwa mkusanyiko wa michoro ya anatomia ikionyesha mifupa au viungo vya mwili.

Atlasi huonyesha ramani za aina tofautitofauti kama tabia za kijiografia, kisiasa au kiuchumi.

Ramani ya Dunia katika atlasi ya kwanza ya kisasa iliyotungwa na Ortelius - Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570)

Mifano ya atlasi

Karne ya 17 na mapema

• Piri Reis Map (Milki ya Ottomani, 1570-1612)
• Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Uholanzi, 1570-1612)
• Dell'Arcano del Mare (Uingereza - Italia, 1645-1661)

Karne ya 18

• Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde (Ufaransa, 1658-1676)
• Britannia Depicta (London, 1720)
• Atlas Nouveau (Amsterdam, 1742)
• Cary's New and Correct English Atlas (London, 1787)

Karne ya 19

• Stielers Handatlas (Ujerumani, 1817-1944)
• Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas (Ujerumani, 1881-1939; pia katika Uingereza kwa jina la Times Atlas of the World, 1895)
• Rand McNally Atlas (Marekani, 1881-hadi sasa)

Karne ya 20

• Times Atlas of the World (Uingereza, 1895- hadi sasa)
• Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano (Italia, 1927-1978)
• Atlas Mira (Urusi, 1937-hadi sasa)
• Gran Atlas Aguilar (Hispania, 1969/1970)
• Pergamon World Atlas (1962/1968)
• National Geographic Atlas of the World (Marekani, 1963-hadi sasa)
• Historical Atlas of China (China)

Viungo vya Nje

Vyanzo

• Kuhusu asili ya istilahi "Atlas"

Atlasi kwenye intaneti

• Gheos Worldguide, world atlas with maps and statistical information from all countries of the world.
• Microsoft/Encarta/Expedia World atlas, world atlas, plus atlas for North America and Europe to street level.
• MapChart EarthAtlas, free online atlas with interactive maps about topics like demography, economy, health and environment.
• Multimap World atlas: on UK, US, Canada, Australia and Western Europe more detailed than the rest of the world
• world atlas by country
• Atlas of the World A world atlas with hundreds of very detailed and elaborate maps
• Physical Atlas of the World Online world atlas with physical maps
• National Atlas of the United States
• Geospatial One-Stop geodata.gov
• Geography Network
• National Geographic MapMachine
• Tirolatlas An online atlas of North-, South- and Eastern-Tyrol (Austria), requires SVG capabilities in the browser.

Historia ya atlasi

• Atlases, at the US Library of Congress site - a discussion of many significant atlases, with some illustrations. Part of Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide.

Atlasi za Kihistoria katika intaneti

• Atlases at DavidRumsey.com includes many important atlases from the 18th-20th centuries, primarily from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. The site also presents maps from several centuries. About 13,600 high resolution images can be viewed and downloaded.
• Ryhiner Collection Composite atlas with maps, plans and views from the 16th to the 18th century, covering the whole globe, with about 16,000 images in total, including title pages of atlases
• 1645 Latin edition of Blaeu's Atlas at UCLA (partial copy)
• Historical map web sites list, Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas
• Charting North America, maps and atlases in the New York Public Library Digital Collection
• maphistory.info links
• A historical atlas from 1815 till today, in French
• Historical Atlas of Europe from AD 1 to 2000
• Centennia Historical Atlas
• World History Maps at KMLA
• Historical and Political Maps of the Modern Age

Viungo vingine

• Live Maps: 2D and 3D interactive maps on live.com.
• Google Earth: a visual 3D interactive atlas.
• World Atlas
• Atlas World: a directory of atlases currently in print.
• NASA's World Wind software
• One Planet, Many People UN Atlas of the Human impact on the Environment
• Malaria Atlas Project
• InstantAtlas Create your own interactive atlas for any area