Bengal in Maps
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Bangladesh · Orient Longmans · 1949
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G. B. Masefield · 1951
This is an academic review of S. P. Chatterjee's *Bengal in Maps* (1950), a socio-economic regional atlas focusing on resource distribution in West and East Bengal. The review highlights the atlas's clear presentation of natural vegetation and agricultural patterns (e.g., rice, jute), which facilitates teaching and regional planning. However, it criticizes the combined mapping of rocks and soils as confusing and notes that the extent of soil survey coverage is not indicated. Overall, the review commends the author's painstaking work despite imperfect data and underscores the urgent need for regional atlases as a basis for intelligent planning.
Some Recent Regional Atlases: A Review
Walter W. Ristow · 1951
This review examines sixteen regional atlases published over a decade up to 1950, representing eleven countries. It begins by referencing Wright and Platt's classification of atlases into four types—general world, topical world, general regional, and topical regional—noting that the latter two serve as specialized tools for scholars. The author then critiques each atlas by country, covering French topical atlases on wine, textiles, peat bogs, and hydroelectric power; general regional atlases from Denmark, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, Tanganyika, India, and Australia; and a rainfall atlas from Brazil. The review focuses on content organization, cartographic techniques, compilation backgrounds, and scholarly value, with particular praise for the collaborative model and cartographic excellence of the Atlas of Denmark. The article aims to provide geographers with a systematic overview and evaluation of these regional atlases for academic reference.
Taking Stock in India and Pakistan: A Review
O. H. K. Spate · 1950
This review examines the state of geography in India and Pakistan following their independence, highlighting both progress and persistent challenges. Despite low academic status and scarce resources, notable advances have been made, with several universities and journals emerging. The article critically assesses key works: Ahmad's analysis of Pakistan's geographical basis, Pithawalla's studies on Karachi and Pakistan, Chatterjee's atlas of Bengal, Bose's Damodar Valley project, Deshpande's regional monograph on Western India, and Thomas's survey of basic industries. The author underscores that while regional studies are developing, vast geographical problems remain unexplored, urging more rigorous fieldwork and regional monographs to foster the discipline's maturation across the subcontinent.
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