be referred to as a road map. A desk atlas is made similar to a reference book. It may be in hardback or paperback form. There are atlases of the other planets (and their satellites) in the Solar System. Atlases of anatomy exist, mapping out organs of the human body or other organisms. Selected atlases Some cartographically or commercially important atlases are: 17th century and earlier: (Mercator, Duisburg, in present-day Germany, 1595) Atlas Novus (Joan Blaeu, Netherlands, 1635–1658) Atlas Maior (Blaeu, Netherlands, 1662–1667) (France, 1658–1676) (Robert Dudley, England/Italy, 1645–1661) Piri Reis map (Piri Reis, Ottoman Empire, 1570–1612) (Ortelius, Netherlands, 1570–1612) Klencke Atlas (1660; one of the world's largest books) The Brittania (John Ogilby, 1670–1676) 18th century: Atlas Nouveau (Amsterdam, 1742) Britannia Depicta (London, 1720) Cary's New and Correct English Atlas (London, 1787) 19th century: (Germany, 1881–1939; in the UK as Times Atlas of the World, 1895) Rand McNally Atlas (United States, 1881–present) (Germany, 1817–1944) Times Atlas of the World (United Kingdom, 1895–present) 20th century: (Italy, 1927–1978) Atlas Linguisticus (Austria, 1934) (Soviet Union/Russia, 1937–present) Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas (United Kingdom, 1938–present) (Spain, 1969/1970) The Historical Atlas of China (China) National Geographic Atlas of the World (United States, 1963–present) Pergamon World Atlas (1962/1968) 21st century: North American Environmental Atlas See also Atlas of Our Changing Environment Bird atlas Cartography Cartopedia Cloud atlas European Atlas of the Seas Fictitious entry Geography Google Maps Manifold NASA World Wind National Atlas of the United States Star atlas TerraServer-USA Theatrum Orbis Terrarum References External links Sources On the origin of the term "Atlas" Online atlases World Atlas ÖROK-Atlas Online: Atlas on spatial development in Austria Geography Network MapChart EarthAtlas, free online atlas with interactive maps about topics like demography, economy, health and environment. National Geographic MapMachine History of atlases 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. Historical atlases online Centennia Historical Atlas required reading at the US Naval Academy for over a decade. Historical map web sites list, Perry–Castañeda Library, University of Texas Ryhiner Collection Composite atlas with maps, plans and views from the 16th-18th centuries, covering the globe, with about 16,000 images in total. Manuscript Atlases held by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries - fully digitized with descriptions. Historical Atlas in Persuasive Cartography, The PJ Mode Collection, Cornell University Library Other links Google Earth: a visual