Atlas of Haiti
Atlas d'Haïti
Haiti · Centre d'études de géographie tropicale (C.N.R.S.) et Université de Bordeaux 3 · 1985
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Lectures: Atlas d'Haïti
Hervé Théry · 1987
This review assesses the Atlas d'Haïti, published by CEGET. It acknowledges the atlas as an impressive reference work, with abundant information, beautiful maps, and precise notices. However, it expresses dissatisfaction: despite claiming to explore the spatial dimension of national reality, the atlas fails to provide a clear synthetic view of Haitian space, its specificity, regional patterns, and dramatic inequalities. The conventional thematic organization divides essential information, separating food-crop systems from rural development and landforms. The author argues that adding maps of economic and political networks, peasant poverty, and control structures—as in Girault's thesis—would demonstrate the value of cartographic analysis for development issues.
Review: Atlas d'Haïti
Mike Morrisssey · 1987
The Atlas d'Haïti (1985), published through the French Centre d'Étude de Géographie Tropicale and directed by Christian Girault, represents the third national atlas of the Caribbean, after Cuba and Puerto Rico. It contains thirty chapters arranged conventionally, covering Haiti’s location, history, physical environment, population, agriculture, transport, trade, and social services. Each chapter comprises a concise thematic review, a bibliography, and a full-page, full-color map of outstanding cartographic quality and current data. Town maps and satellite imagery complement the country maps. Criticisms include uneven black-and-white photographs that overemphasize poverty and the absence of page numbering for future updates. Overall, the atlas is a visually impressive, authoritative reference, though photographs reduce its balance.
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