F. Joly · 1966
Joly describes the Atlas of Cameroun as a national atlas whose first part was published in 1960 by the Cameroun Institute of Scientific Research in Yaoundé. He lists geology at 1:1,000,000 in two sheets, two climatological plates covering rainfall and temperature, and orohydrography, pedology and phytogeography at 1:2,000,000, each accompanied by explanatory text. He reports that a second part was planned to cover human phenomena, followed by maps of economic phenomena and regional conditions.
François Bonnet Dupeyron · 1974
This account describes the compilation and publication of the Atlas of Cameroon, called the National Atlas of Cameroon in the article. Its project began in 1956; the author identifies it as the first African national atlas produced by ORSTOM or with its participation. The base scale is 1:2,000,000, with other scales chosen according to theme, data quality and desired detail. Unbound sheets and commentary fascicles permit updates and additions. The first installment, published in 1960–1961, mainly covered the natural environment; geophysical and medical-geography sheets followed. At the time of writing, human-geography maps were complete but undistributed: northern and southern sheets at 1:1,000,000 used quantitative dots to locate human groups, with shape and colour identifying broad ethnic families, alongside separate quantitative population-distribution maps. A density map at 1:2,000,000 used canton-level units and colours that the author says strongly distinguish densely populated areas from sparsely inhabited or uninhabited areas. Maps of mining, timber, industry, energy and commerce were in press.
