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Ortelius. A research atlas of thematic cartography

Atlas Explorer About Methodology Data

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An open scholarly atlas that publishes research datasets as interactive thematic maps. Named for Abraham Ortelius, compiler of the first modern atlas (1570).

Maintained by the Ortelius Editorial Board.

Methodology

Each study begins as a curated CSV or spreadsheet corpus, hand-checked for completeness and consistency.

Entities are reconciled against Wikidata; coordinates are verified against published gazetteers before publication.

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Provenance & License

Source corpus — curated CSV / Excel
Enrichment — Wikidata (CC0)
Coordinates — verified gazetteers
Datasets — CC BY 4.0
Cartography & code — MIT

How to cite

Cite individual studies by their atlas identifier and DOI. A recommended citation is provided on every study page.

Ortelius Editorial Board, ed. Ortelius: A Research Atlas of Thematic Cartography. 2026. doi:10.5281/ortelius

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