Atlas

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  • atlas
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  • A bound collection of maps or charts, plates, engravings or tables illustrating any subject.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it.

    地図帳（ちずちょう）とは、多くの地図を集め、一巻あるいは何巻かまとまった形で製本されたものをいう。地図集、アトラス（atlas）などともいわれる。アトラスの名はギリシア神話に登場するティタン神族アトラスあるいはマウレタニア王に由来する。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Atlas)

    An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it.

    地図（ちず、英: mapマップ、chartチャート）とは、地球表面の一部または全部を縮小あるいは変形し、記号・文字などを用いて表した図。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Atlas)