An atlas's a collection of maps, typically of Earth or a region of Earth, but there're atlases of the other planets (and their satellites) in the solar system. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics. History The earliest atlases weren't called by that name at the time of their p… (More on Atlas)