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1) Cartography and map collecting were closely intertwined during the early modern period of European exploration and colonization. Map collections evolved from being tied to imperial ambitions to being housed in academic institutions. 2) Abraham Ortelius published the first modern atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, in 1570, which established standards for map design and collection. This sparked a boom in map publishing and private collections. 3) The concept of the historical atlas emerged to show evolving

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