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631 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD) alphabetic letter A
   25); and the latter on account of the position assigned to the mythical personage Atlas, and to the mountain of the same name, at the W. extremity of the earth [ATLAS]. (20.70)

2. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter A
   ) At first, the story of Atlas referred to one mountain only, which was believed to exist on the extreme boundary of the earth; but, as geographical knowledge extended, the name of Atlas was transferred to other places, and thus we read of a Mauritanian, Italian, Arcadian, and even of a Caucasian, Atlas. (20.49)

3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) (eds. G. E. Marindin, William Smith, LLD, William Wayte) alphabetic letter L
   Alt. von Pergamon, ii., Atlas, pl. xlvii. fig. 2). (17.39)

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6 from The Works of Christopher Marlowe

1. Christopher Marlowe, Dido, Queen of Carthage act 4, scene 1, line 9
   Achates I thinke it was the divels revelling night,
   There was such hurly burly in the heavens:
   Doubtles Apollos Axeltree is crackt,
   Or aged Atlas shoulder out of joynt,
   The motion was so over violent.
   (3.76)

2. Christopher Marlowe, Edward II act 3, scene 1, line 74
   Prince Commit not to my youth things of more waight
   Then fits a prince so yong as I to beare,
   And feare not lord and father, heavens great beames
   On Atlas shoulder, shall not lie more safe,
   Then shall your charge committed to my trust.
   (2.61)

3. Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine, Part 2 act 4, scene 1, line 121
   Tamburlaine By Mahomet, thy mighty friend I sweare,
   In sending to my issue such a soule,
   Created of the messy dregges of earth,
   The scum and tartar of the Elements,
   Wherein was neither corrage, strength or wit,
   But follie, sloth, and damned idlenesse:
   Thou hast procur'd a greater enemie,
   Than he that darted mountaines at thy head,
   Shaking the burthen mighty Atlas beares:
   Whereat thou trembling hid'st thee in the aire,
   Cloth'd with a pitchy cloud for being seene.
   (1.68)

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14 from Renaissance Materials

1. C. T. Onions, A Shakespeare Glossary entry demi-
   : = half (often contemptuous) demidevil , , demi-god , , , deminatur'd , demi-paradise , demi-puppet , demi-wolf ; demi-Atlas [see ATLAS], one that holds up half the world ; demi-cannon, large gun of about 6 1/2 inches bore . (9.50)

2. Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary entry Demi-Atlas
   Demi-Atlas, half an Atlas, bearing half of the world: the d. of this earth, . (9.02)

3. Alexander Dyce, A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works alphabetic letter M, entry measure
   Not those young students of the heavenly book,
   Atlas the great, Prometheus the wise,
   Which on the stars did all their life-time look,
   Could ever find such measure in the skies,
   So full of change and rare varieties;
   Yet all the feet whereon these measures go,
   Are only spondees, solemn, grave, and slow. (4.51)

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7 from The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra

1. Critical Commentary act 1, scene 5, commline 29
   men Although the reading of the First Folio should not be disturbed, the reading of the Folios, ‘man,’ with its all-embracing scope seems the finer; Anthony is the demi-Atlas of the earth, the arm and burgonet of all the inhabitants thereof. (7.01)

2. Apparatus Criticus act 1, scene 5, commline 28
   demy Atlas demi-Atlas Steev. et seq. (6.96)

3. Appendices section DRAMATIC VERSIONS, subsection The Tragedie of Cleopatra, by Samuel Daniel
   Daniel's Cleopatra calls Anthony My Atlas. (3.96)

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37 from The Bolles Collection on the History of London

1. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter W, entry 33602
   geographer; son of James Wyld the elder [q. v.]; educated at Woolwich; joined Royal Geographical Society, 1830; exhibited his ‘great globe’ in London, 1851-62; liberal M.P. for Bodmin, 1847-52 and 1857-68; took leading part in promotion of technical education; produced maps bearing on points of strategical and political importance at the time; published ‘Popular Atlas’ and ‘Atlas of Battles. (14.77)

2. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter Q, entry 25441
   cartographer; son of Edward Quin (d. 1823) [q. v.]; published ‘An Historical Atlas’ (1840), with a ‘Universal History from the Creation. (7.78)

3. Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome alphabetic letter H, entry 14454
   His works include an edition of Mercator's ‘Atlas,’ 1637, ‘English-Dutch Dictionary,’ 1648, and accounts of various military operations in which he took part. (7.38)

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22 from American Memory: California

1. Granite crags; by C.F. Gordon Cumming page 20
   Second Edition. 2 vols. 8vo, with Atlas in folio, 30s. (7.01)

2. A backward glance at eighty, recollections & comments, by Charles A. Murdock; Massachusetts 1841, Humboldt Bay 1855, San Francisco 1864 page 40
   It was merely the shipping point from HUMBOLDT BAY--FROM RUSSIAN ATLAS THE HIDDEN HARBOR--THRICE DISCOVERED Winship, 1806. (6.00)

3. Eldorado, or, Adventures in the path of empire: comprising a voyage to California, via Panama; life in San Francisco and Monterey; pictures of the gold region, and experiences of Mexican travel. By Bayard Taylor page 8
   Albany Atlas . (5.55)

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161 from American Memory: Upper Midwest

1. Historical Collections. Collections and researches made by the Michigan pioneer and historical society ... Reprinted by authority of the Board of state auditors. Volume 10 page 68
   Hence the second existence of Green was longer than the first, being three years, ten months and eighteen days. and then passed off from our county atlas forever. (8.86)

2. Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society. Volume 12 page 198
   At Volume V, No. 1, May 27th, 1863, the Atlas enlarged to eight columns again and was published by the Atlas Printing Company, and shortly afterward Dana E. King took charge of the paper. (7.72)

3. Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society. Volume 7 page 32
   Maps of the country constructed after the publication of the Inca's book make hopeless confusion; for all the towns mentioned in it are scattered over the land without regard to any reasonable placing of them in reference to the order in which they were met with by Soto's ARLIEST TYPE OF MAP SHOWING THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, FROM ATLAS OF ORTELIUS, OF 1580. (7.01)

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14 from American Memory: Chesapeake Bay

1. George Johnston, The Poets & poetry of Cecil county, Maryland. Collected and ed. By George Johnston page 177
   In 1853 he removed to Cincinnati, and became connected with the editorial department of the Daily Atlas of that city, and contributed editorially and otherwise to several other papers in Cincinnati, until the Atlas was merged into the Gazette. (5.65)

2. John Edward Massey, Autobiography of John E. Massey page 262
   My friend says I am the Atlas of Virginia, having more sins on my shoulders than any man in the State. (4.75)

3. Jacob Frey, Reminiscences of Baltimore, page 379
   Taken up in this way the science no longer remains dead and dry, and an atlas is something more than a printed collection of tangled lines and vivid colors. (4.17)

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5 from Tufts University History

1. Department of Athletics, Athletics Rosters section 46
   Jacob Atlas (6.66)

2. Department of Athletics, Athletics Rosters section 49
   Jacob E. Atlas, Manager (6.66)

3. Department of Athletics, Athletics Rosters section 45
   Jocob Atlas (4.39)

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6 from Beazley Archive

1. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 211556
   I - SATYR (AS ATLAS ? (6.00)

2. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 330739
   BD - HERAKLES WITH ENTABLATURE WITH MOON AND STARS, ATLAS WITH APPLES, BOW, QUIVER AND CLUB SUSPENDED, NONSENSE INSCRIPTIONS (4.28)

3. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 316
   I - HERAKLES AND ATLAS (BOTH NAMED, [HER]AKLES MELAPHERNES) (3.96)

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