THE IDEA OF ATLASES

欧洲祭坛的历史可以追溯到罗马时期托勒密的地理学，并在文艺复兴时期复兴。但第一个现代地图集是由奥特利乌斯于1570年出版的《地球天体剧院》（Theatrum Orbis Terrarum）绘制的。1）几个版本的地理学的调查，Theatrum Orbis Terrarum和Mercator's Ammas.2）对编辑者前言和地图所附文本中表达的地图集思想的分析。3）将《地球天体图》与其他现代地图集进行了比较，研究结果如下：1）现代祭坛不仅描绘了整个世界，而且表达了世界观，宗教立场和宇宙观的编译器。2）水平的想法地图集的范围从商业关注的奥特利乌斯的科学之一的墨卡托。

The history of altases in Europe traces back to Geographia of Ptolemy in Roman times and it revives in the Renaissance. But the first modern atlas is originated from A.Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum published in 1570.This research project persuits the following points ;1)The survey of the several editions of Geographia, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and Mercator's Atlas.2)The analysis of the idea of atlases expressed in the compiler's forewords and the texts attached to the maps.3)The comparison between Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and other modern atlases.The results of research are as follows ;1)The modern altases not only delineate the whole world, but also express the world view, religious standpoints and the cosmology of their compilers.2)The level of ideas for atlases range from the commercial concern of Ortelius to the scientific one of Mercator.