Category Archives: Atlases of the Week

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10307.html This atlas charts the diversity of the world’s cities over time, by processes of urbanization. It’s broken up into various chapters based on distinct types of cities, such as foundational cities (Athens and Rome), industrial cities (Manchester and a … Continue reading →

  F. W. Beer’s Illustrated Atlas of the City of Richmond, VA, was published in 1877 and is an illustrated collection of maps of nineteenth century metropolitan Richmond. Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy and after the Civil-War … Continue reading →

The Times Atlas of the Moon This atlas is the one-stop shop for anyone mildly curious about the moon. It includes general information, the history of mapping the moon, and techniques of lunar flight, etc. The maps of the moon … Continue reading →

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html This is an animated atlas that displays the geographic history of the United States of America, beginning in 1789.   It is really unique in that it is animated and, therefore, is a single map that changes as you … Continue reading →

http://maps.omniatlas.com/ Omniatlas maps regions of the world overdecades and centuries, showing how each region changed over the years. Simply click a button to advance to the next event in that region’s history and see how the geography of that region … Continue reading →

http://maps.nrel.gov/mhk_atlas This is a National Renewable Energy Laboratory link mainly about the water, such as the wave, ocean current, and tidal stream. What I found interesting is that it includes many mapping and assessment of the United States specifically. Just … Continue reading →

(pictured above: A Map of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland With Part of New Jersey &c.)   LINK With everyone from Ptolemy to the 1890s, George Ritzlin Antique Maps & Prints has sold centuries-old atlases and prints for decades.  Not only … Continue reading →

This atlas includes hundreds of extremely interesting maps. It is published by National Geographic, so many of the maps contain a lot of information. The maps are in all different styles with different projections and coloring. National Geographic does a … Continue reading →