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• „The astonishing map that reveals the origins of place names“, Daily Mail
• „The world as a strange, romantic continent“, GEO
• „In place names, old things made new“, New York Times

Application Features:
• browse the map by zooming and scrolling with your fingers
• tap on any name on the map to find out the items contemporary name
• tap miscellaneous items on the map in order to reveal other interesting informations
• find hidden gems of information and beautiful illustrations in the map
• send map details of your favorite locations to friends by e-mail
• search quickly and easily the comprehensive index of place names

The 'True Names’ of more than 800 cities, countries, rivers, oceans and mountain ranges from all over the world
are displayed on this fascinating map, each of which includes a comprehensive index of derivations.

The Atlas of True Names reveals the etymological roots, or original meanings,
of the familiar terms on today’s map of the World.

For instance, where you would normally expect to see the Sahara indicated,
the Atlas gives you “The Tawny One”, derived from Arab. es-sahra “the fawn coloured, desert”.

Etymology, (OGr. etymon “true sense” and logos “speech, oration, discourse, word”)
is the study of the origin and history of words.

For the first time, the Atlas of True Names uses etymology to give us an unusual insight
into familiar geographical names – with intriguing results…...

Once the names have been taken back to their roots and translated into English,
it is immediately apparent that our world has an extraordinary affinity with Middle Earth,
the mythical continent where the events of Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ are played out.

Middle Earth’s evocative “Midgewater”, “Dead Marshes” and “Mount Doom”
are strikingly similar in nature to Europe’s “Swirlwater”, “Darkford” or “Smoky Bay”,
as revealed by the Atlas of True Names.

Many geographical names are clearly rooted in Man’s observation of his natural environment;
the physical location of a settlement: “At the Foot of the Mountain” – Piedmont,
the character of an important water course: “The Gentle One” – The Seine
or even just the local vegetation: “Under the Oaks” – Potsdam.

Unsurprisingly, countries and landscapes
often derive their names from the characteristics
of the people who lived there: “Great Land of the Tattooed” – Great Britain,
whilst local mythology and regional rulers also frequently leave their legacy:
“Isle of the Monster’s Eye” – Peleponnese or “Illustrious Emperor” – Zaragoza.

The Atlas of True Names restores an element of enchantment
to the world we all think we know so well.
It takes the reader on a journey into the unknown –
a unique exploration of uncharted territory
in that familiar place we all know as ‘home’.

Take a look at the world through fresh eyes!

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