1665 Johan Nieuhof Large Antique Print of Chinese Mounted Cavalry, Archery Manuscript coined the term "atlas" for

coined the term "atlas" for such a book

That map of 1265 was copied from an earlier 4th or 5th century map

Title : Partie Occidentale De L Ancien Continent

Title  : Ecclesiae Cathedralis Sti Pauli facies Aquilonaris / The North Prospect of ye Cathedral Church of St Paul in London

1665 Johan Nieuhof Large Antique Print of Chinese Mounted Cavalry, Archery Manuscript coined the term "atlas" forTitle : Kryghs Ordre in Het Marseren; L Ordre de la Cavallerie en Marchant Ref #: 17056 Size: 15in x 12 1 2in (380mm x 310mm) Date : 1665 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This original copper plate engraved antique print of Chinese Mounted Cavalry in formation by Johan Nieuhof was published by Jacob van Meurs in the 1665 edition of LAmbassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers lEmpereur de la Chine, ou Grand Cam de Tartarie,