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In the late 1500s “atlas” came to be used as a name for a collection of maps, said to be from illustrations of Atlas supporting the globe in early books of this kind. “Atlas” came into usage meaning a prop or support, as Atlas propped up the world, and as a book of maps supports understanding of geography.
