Public art & sculpture · London
Atlas
Atlas — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
Michael Garlick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Atlas is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of other planets. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today, many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographical features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious, and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it.
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Background
History
Nuzhat al-Mushtāq (), also known as the (12th century).]] , 1570]] 's world map, originally prepared by Blaeu for his Atlas Maior, published in the first book of the Atlas van Loon (1664).]] (1742)]] The first work that contained systematically arranged maps of uniform size representing the first modern atlas was prepared by Italian cartographer Pietro Coppo in the early 16th century; however, it was not published at that time, so it is conventionally not considered the first atlas. Rather, that title is awarded to the collection of maps by the Brabantian cartographer Abraham Ortelius printed in 1570. Atlases published nowadays are quite different from those published in the 16th–19th…
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- Coordinates
- 52.0062, -0.4095
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Silsoe
- Postcode
- MK45 4HP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- osm: node/8612428129 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Atlas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Atlas?
- Atlas is in London, United Kingdom (postcode MK45 4HP), in the parish of Silsoe.
- Is Atlas free to visit?
- Yes, Atlas is free to enter.
- How do I get to Atlas?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode MK45 4HP. It sits within the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency.