Talk:Atlas

Does this belong here?
In a general article on "atlas" the section "Online Atlas of Canada" is clearly misplaced. I think this section should be deleted completely here, possibly with a link to the wiki-entry "Online Atlas of Canada", where some of the deleted contents could be inserted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.238.64.17 (talk) 17:00, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Note about redirect
Just previously till now, this page redirected to Talk:Atlas (disambiguation), which is clearly not correct. I removed the redirect, and have created this page. &mdash; Fudoreaper 04:42, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

BattleTech
I removed the following text from the page:
 * In the popular board and computer games, Battletech, the Atlas is also the biggest and meanest 100 ton mech in exsistance. Armed with its AC/20, LRM 20 and medium lasers it is quite fearsome.

This text clearly does not belong in this article, which is about cartographic atlases. However, i have not been able to figure out where exactly this text should go. For now, i'm pasting it here, and hoping someone else has an idea. &mdash; Fudoreaper 04:44, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

More at German wiki
There's quite a bit more info at the German page ... http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_%28Kartografie%29 flux.books 01:47, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Atlas families
Dear friend Flux.books, you wrote: "Selected general atlases - the point isn't just to list them, but to tell the story of major atlas / families. so the 1895 Times an andrees, English begin 1922.)"  "To tell the (dramatic) story" – that's on the back of "Petermann's Planet", isn't it? I don't believe that the Espenhorst standard of "atlas families" makes bibliography transparent. But I don't establish standards here. Do you? Paul Drew 21:01, 23 February 2006 (UTC)


 * You're reading the quote in the comment too literally, especially the connection you've made to Espenhorst. The point is this:  Cartography has a narrative around the communities of the people doing significant work, and their location over time - Italy, the Netherlands, France, Germany, the UK.  The presentation should tell that important and useful story.  The 1895 Times Atlas is the work of German cartographers, not British ones. And while the facts we include need to be accurate, that bigger story is far more important than bibliography, especially in this type of overview article. flux.books 22:16, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

''Well, that's your point of view, not mine. In the meantime I will rectify your mistakes – as long as I want to, of course.'' Paul Drew 11:12, 24 February 2006 (UTC)


 * It's very much the consensus view. See for example the LOC article in the links, or the German wikipedia article cited above.  flux.books 03:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

''Of course I know both articles. The German Wikipedia article is a conveniently arranged historical view on the subject and a splendid example of a what I meant with transparent bibliography. The article of the Library of Congress accentuates the early period too emphatically and is merely a recital of their own holdings. In closing, the English Wiki article consists mainly of links so one can't see the wood for the trees.'' Paul Drew 13:01, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Contradicting accounts of de/en
de.wikipedia.org says the first atlas, "Mapa Mondi," was made in Spain in 1375. We do not mention any such atlas. JayW 01:45, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Wiki Atlas
Does a wiki-atlas exist, or a wikipedia project to create free public-domain maps? If not, we should start one.


 * WikiMapia, . Nimur 15:23, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

mountains
February 2006 (UTC) Atlas is also a mountain range!!! Hope you already knew that and that's w hat we the homeworkers want to know about... Not only that but also the mountain range called the rockies, himalayas, hindu kush, andes, caucasus, great dividing range, py renees, southern alps, and also the atlas in pictures like the map thankyou.

Drusa

too short!

 * tooshort tag moved to article where it belongs. Washburn mav (talk) 19:18, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Transliteration
In Italy too we transliterate Cyrillic in Latin alphabet according to the Czech ortography. Lele giannoni (talk) 21:24, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

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Multiple meanings of the word 'atlas'.
It seems strange that the word 'atlas' is only restricted to the field of cartography.

In some dictionaries 'atlas' is defined as: or an anatomical atlas (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/atlas) or or
 * a bound collection of maps.
 * a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/atlas)
 * a collection of maps, usually in book form
 * a book of charts, graphs, etc, illustrating aspects of a subject
 * a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter
 * a bound collection of tables, charts, or plates (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atlas
 * A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations and graphic analyses.
 * A volume of tables, charts, or plates that systematically illustrates a particular subject: an anatomical atlas (https://www.thefreedictionary.com/atlas)

In the Cambridge, Oxford, and Brittannica dictionaries the meaning seems also restricted to cartography!!

In the lemma 'Atlas' however, none of the second meaning is taken into account, though there are many publications that contain the word 'atlas' without having anything to do with cartography/geography,like

https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?coll=boeken&identifier=MMKB02:000117922 https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?coll=boeken&identifier=MMKB24:068553000:00007 https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?coll=boeken&identifier=MMKB31:039489000:00005

Only in the Dutch Wikipedia there is a reference to other kinds of publications for the word 'atlas'. Before I start to enhance the lemma I would like to know the opinion of the editors of the English Wikipedia.

Smi953 (talk) 12:00, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Please see Atlas (disambiguation) which is linked at the top of the page. Vsmith (talk) 14:03, 25 December 2022 (UTC)