King of Mauretania Atlas was also a legendary king of Mauretania, the land of the Mauri in antiquity roughly corresponding with modern Morocco and Algeria. In the 16th century, Gerardus Mercator put together the first collection of maps to be called an "Atlas" and devoted his book to the "King of Mauretania".
king of mauretania atlas was also a legendary king of mauretania the land of the mauri in antiquity roughly corresponding with modern morocco and algeria in the 16th century gerardus mercator put together the first collection of maps to be called an "atlas" and devoted his book to the "king of mauretania"