Atlant was the first

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of the world in Slovene. It was published three centuries after the publication of the first Slovene book (1550),

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, by

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, and the publication of the first atlas ever,

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(1570), by

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. It was a means of placing

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and Slovene on a world map. It consisted of six sets of three sheets, published in 1869, 1871, 1872, 1874, 1875, and 1877, altogether 18 maps. The geographical names were prepared by the lawyer

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(1819-1889). A number of foreign names were translated into Slovene or Slovenised for the first time.

References

{{reflist Atlases Slovene-language books 1869 books 1870s books