E-atlas maps

In 2013, the Blogger (author of this site) came up with the idea to develop a series of so-called historical e-atlases. These were originally posted on the TES website (www.tes.com) under the name "T-O-Maps". TES is a global platform for job vacancies, teaching materials, and software for schools. It is a "digital successor" to a famous supplement of the British newspaper The Times: the Times Educational Supplement.

    T-O-Maps is a service specialized in providing historical e-atlases of various countries across the globe. The key product is a document (e-atlas) containing a series of maps that visualize the changing shape of a country, starting with the earliest known maps up to 20th century maps. Each era is represented by a number of maps drawn by the most famous (European) cartographers of their time. From early classical & medieval maps, via maps of 16th/17th century atlases (Golden Age of Cartography), to contemporary satellite images.        More than 50 historical e-atlases of various countries, distributed all over the world, are currently available. The available e-atlases are not meant to replace the traditional printed atlases but are an addition and offer extra functionality. They can be downloaded as PDF-files; the files can be viewed using Acrobat Reader (version 10 or higher) and compatible applications. 

    

A-atlas vs. E-atlas

The historical e-atlases are suitable for reading and presentation purposes. The maps and their  descriptions can be studied and printed at home or school. The main group of potential users are teachers and students in geography and history. Moreover, the atlases are useful to anyone who is interested in old maps of his/hers native or ancestors country.

 

 

1816 map - 1920 map - 2000 map

Maps from different periods can be easily compared.

Each historical e-atlas is composed of 4 sections. The first 3 sections describe the history of cartography and map-making techniques in general. In the 4th or major section (Country maps and their Makers) the history of a specific country is visualized via a range of maps from important mapmakers in different era’s. 

 

The document is made up of duo pages; the right page displays the map of a given period, the left page contains text describing its creator and other details. 

 

Each atlas also includes an Appendix which contains a selection of common LATIN TERMS that are used on ancient maps. 

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