Ena L. Yonge · 1962
In this survey of regional atlases, the Atlas of Denmark is described as a work planned in five volumes: Volume 1, published in 1949, treated the country's landscape, and Volume 2 appeared thirteen years later on population. The ten population plates of Volume 2 use the Geodetic Institute's 1:200,000 survey as base, plot distribution according to the 1950 census in red with each dot representing 25 people, and mark towns of more than 500 inhabitants by circles proportionate to population; the complex Copenhagen area is shown on Plate 11 at 1:100,000. Black-and-white plates record population distribution and change in the Faeroes (1950–1955) and Greenland (1930, 1945, 1955), and the accompanying text adds further maps on population change, distribution and type, aerial views of settlement patterns, area and population tables, and a table of Danish population from 1769 to 1955 that the reviewer singles out as particularly useful. The survey says nothing about the later Volume 3.
E. Bührer · 1962
This review discusses the second volume of the Danish National Atlas, dedicated to population, authored by Aage Aagesen and published in Copenhagen in 1961. The core of the volume consists of 11 maps at 1:200,000 scale, using red dots (representing 25 persons) and circles (for cities) to depict the population distribution of Denmark in 1950, supplemented by choropleth maps, changes since 1860, and employment structure. The clear text elaborates on the maps and aerial photographs, providing a highly instructive overview of the country's population structure. The reviewer concludes that this volume is a meritorious contribution to Danish geography and will serve as a positive impetus for the Swiss National Atlas.
O. Kudrnovská · 1963
This review introduces the second volume of the Danish National Atlas, published in 1961 and devoted to population geography. Its principal component comprises ten topographic sheets at 1:200,000, supplemented by a 1:100,000 map of Copenhagen. Based on the 1950 census, the maps combine precisely located dots, each representing 25 inhabitants, with proportional circles for settlements exceeding 500 residents. A carefully designed three-color scheme preserves legibility even around urban centers. Additional cartograms depict municipal population change in 1950–1955, the population distribution of the Faroe Islands, and the growth of Greenlandic settlements. Aage Aagesen’s accompanying study examines Denmark’s population structure, growth, employment, spatial distribution, and changing settlement patterns, while explaining the atlas’s cartographic methods and the physical, economic, and cultural factors shaping population geography. The volume is assessed as an effective and technically accomplished demographic atlas.
