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Discovery Atlas
Discovery Atlas is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater which focuses on the cultural, sociological, and natural aspects of various countries by exploring their different peoples, traditions, and lands. The documentary follows the lives and individual struggles of locals, while taking in-depth looks at the countries' history and culture. Eight episodes have been broadcast so far on the Discovery Channel: the first episode, "" aired October 1, 2006, and was followed by "Discovery Atlas:
generally assumed that Nicolas Vallard was only the first owner of the atlas. Credit for the work was given to an anonymus Portuguese cartographer.
The atlas showed for the first time the east coast of Australia. Interestingly, the markings on the map were made 200 years before Captain James Cook discovered the continent. Thus, the atlas could prove that the attribution of the discovery of the Australian East Coast to James Cook was a mistake.
Since 1924, the original atlas can be found in the Huntington Library in San Marino