Editing Atlas (section)

{{Short description|Collection of maps}}
{{About|a collection of maps|the Titan in Greek mythology|Atlas (mythology)|other uses|Atlas (disambiguation)}}
{{Distinguish|Atlus}}
[[File:Mercator - Atlas - 1595.png|thumb|upright|Frontispiece of the 1595 Atlas of Mercator]]

An '''atlas''' is a collection of [[map]]s; it is typically a bundle of [[world map|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 [[geography|geographical]] features and [[border|political boundaries]], many atlases often feature [[geopolitical]], social, [[religious]], and [[economic]] statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it.