Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura
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Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura is a pioneering 16th-century atlas by Gerardus Mercator that helped establish the modern concept and format of the world atlas.
All labels observed (1)
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| Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12984495 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura Context triple: [Gerard de Kremer, notableWork, Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura]
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A.
Universalis Cosmographia
Universalis Cosmographia is a famous 1507 world map by Martin Waldseemüller, notable as the first known map to use the name "America" for the New World.
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B.
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum is a 17th-century world atlas by Dutch cartographer Johannes Janssonius, renowned for its richly detailed maps and contribution to Golden Age cartography.
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C.
La Cosmographie universelle
La Cosmographie universelle is a 16th-century cosmographical and geographical compendium by French writer André Thevet that surveys the known world’s lands, peoples, and customs.
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D.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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E.
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura Target entity description: Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura is a pioneering 16th-century atlas by Gerardus Mercator that helped establish the modern concept and format of the world atlas.
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A.
Universalis Cosmographia
Universalis Cosmographia is a famous 1507 world map by Martin Waldseemüller, notable as the first known map to use the name "America" for the New World.
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B.
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum is a 17th-century world atlas by Dutch cartographer Johannes Janssonius, renowned for its richly detailed maps and contribution to Golden Age cartography.
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C.
La Cosmographie universelle
La Cosmographie universelle is a 16th-century cosmographical and geographical compendium by French writer André Thevet that surveys the known world’s lands, peoples, and customs.
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D.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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E.
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atlas
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cartographic work ⓘ early modern printed book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mercator projection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Gerardus Mercator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographicInnovation | standardized atlas format ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Gerardus Mercator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedBy | Rumold Mercator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
geographical texts
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maps ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Gerardus Mercator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Rumold Mercator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| field |
cartography
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geography ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationYear | 1595 ⓘ |
| genre | cosmography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern atlas design ⓘ |
| hasPart |
volume of maps of Europe
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volume of maps of the world ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped popularize the term "atlas" for map collections
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milestone in the history of cartography ⓘ |
| includes |
decorative cartouches
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textual commentaries ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abraham Ortelius’s successors
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later European atlases ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mapsRegion |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ the world ⓘ |
| medium | printed book ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Atlas (mythological figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish the modern concept of the world atlas
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systematic collection of maps in book form ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| period | Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Duisburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumous | true ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | copperplate engraving ⓘ |
| publisher | Gerardus Mercator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmography
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world geography ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Atlas or Cosmographic Meditations on the Fabric of the World and the Figure of the Fabricated NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Gerard de Kremer
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notableWork
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Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica Mundi et Fabricati Figura
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