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Atlas Maior, a Common card
The Atlas Maior is a seventeenth-century multi-volume atlas produced by the Dutch cartographer and publisher Joan Blaeu, issued in Amsterdam between 1662 and 1672.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 93
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,800
Power 93 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Atlas Maior quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Atlas Maior card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was conceived as part of a broader ______ project, although only the section describing the land was completed.
Answer
cosmographical. It was conceived as part of a broader cosmographical project, although only the section describing the land was completed. From the Atlas Maior article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Atlas Maior. Atlas Maior 61 · Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama City 58 · Juanjo Guarnido 55 · Abu Qubays 43 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It represents the final and most extensive version of Blaeu’s atlas project, building on earlier works such as the Atlas Novus.
- Published in several language editions, including Latin, French, Dutch, German, and Spanish, the atlas comprises a large collection of maps with accompanying descriptive text, presenting a geographical account of the known world.
- It was conceived as part of a broader cosmographical project, although only the section describing the land was completed.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Atlas Maior article was read about 7,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Atlas Maior
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Atlas Maior in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Noor Ali ZadranCommon · History · ATK 59 DEF 34
- Paul SabatierCommon · Science · ATK 55 DEF 38
- Abu QubaysCommon · Nature · ATK 43 DEF 50
- Kostis PalamasCommon · Arts · ATK 54 DEF 39
- Ron PopeCommon · Arts · ATK 58 DEF 35
- Special Operations RegimentCommon · History · ATK 52 DEF 41
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Atlas Maior (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Joan Blaeu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
