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The first comprehensive world atlas of Spanish origin just appeared in the fifties of the past century and was published by Aguilar, S.A. de Ediciones in Madrid: the "Atlas Universal Aguilar" (1954, with 116 pages of maps preceded by an atlas of Spain; five further editions until 1968), but this noticeable work was excelled by the three volume, large-sized "Gran Atlas Aguilar" of the same company (1969/70, 406 pages of geographic and thematic maps), one of the most elaborate works of its kind published so far after World War 2. A concise edition was issued as "Atlas Mundial Gráfico Aguilar" (1976), also published in 1982 by The Kimberley Press, Miami, Fla. as "Webster's New World Atlas". Aguilar is a town located in Las Animas County, Colorado. ... S is the nineteenth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. ... The letter A is the first letter in the Latin alphabet. ... Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... For other uses, see number 70. ... A world war is a military conflict affecting the majority of the worlds countries. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... Webster is the name of some places in the United States of America: Webster, Florida Webster, Iowa Webster, Maine Webster, Massachusetts Webster, Minnesota Webster, New Hampshire Webster (village), New York Webster (town), New York Webster, North Carolina Webster, South Dakota Webster, Texas Webster, West Virginia Webster, Wisconsin Webster, Vernon County...


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Atlas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (984 words)
However, use of the word "atlas" for a bound collection of maps was not to come into use until the 1695 publication of Gerardus Mercator's "Atlas, Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes De Fabrica Mundi..." (Atlas, or Description of the Universe) (Duisburg, 1585-1595).
The origin of the term atlas is a common source of misconception, perhaps because two different mythical figures named 'Atlas' are associated with mapmaking.
In works of art, this Atlas is represented as carrying the heavens or the terrestrial globe on his shoulders.
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