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historical atlas (s) (noun), historial atlases (pl)
A book of maps showing the various changes that have occurred over a specified period of time in a certain geographic area or in the development of a spatial event (examples: "Historical atlases usually contain more text than a standard atlas, with maps that are usually placed next to the passages they are intended to explain."

"A historical atlas may also have a chronology, or timeline, and biographical notes about the people whose names appear in the text."

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