National Atlas of India
HIभारत राष्ट्रीय एटलस
India · 1957
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An Outstanding National Atlas
L. Dudley Stamp · 1959
This article reviews the publication and significance of the National Atlas of India (Preliminary Hindi Edition, 1957). Edited by Professor S. P. Chatterjee as part of India's Second Five-Year Plan, the atlas was completed within twelve months, comprising 26 sheets at a scale of 1:5,000,000. It covers administrative divisions, physical geography, climate, geology, agriculture, transportation, education, and tourism, adopting the metric system throughout. The atlas ingeniously integrates Hindi and English to balance national language policy with international usability. The author praises it as an exemplary work of cartographic technique and a vital tool for national planning, while noting that it serves as a precursor to a more detailed large-scale atlas.
A suggestion to include a few more maps in the National Atlas of India
Narvedeshwar Prasad · 1972
A national atlas is essential for portraying a comprehensive geographical perspective of a nation. This paper suggests additions to the preliminary edition of the National Atlas of India (1957) to enhance its utility. Proposed maps include a retro-azimuthal projection centered on India to clarify directional relationships with the world, and a set of four maps depicting mean January and July sunshine hours, annual total sunshine, and generalized isolines of radiation for agricultural planning. Further suggestions cover irrigational potentiality in unirrigated areas, distribution of economic timbers, commercial fruits and spices, and poultry farms. Socio-economic maps are recommended for educational facility coverage, radio broadcasting stations with frequencies, district-wise living standards based on per capita expenditure, and food grain surplus/deficit regions. Supplementary illustrations include monthly solar altitude graphs for five cities, a graphic of the equation of time, comparative mountain peak elevations, and river lengths. These additions aim to provide a more complete and practical reference for diverse users.
Books in Review: National Atlas of India
John E. Brush · 1958
This review discusses the publication and content of the first National Atlas of India (Preliminary Hindi Edition, 1957). Edited by Professor S. P. Chatterjee of Calcutta University and produced by the Survey of India, the atlas comprises 26 sheets covering India's physical background and socio-economic structure. With principal scales of 1:5,000,000 and 1:10,000,000, supplemented by world maps and numerous insets, it employs multi-color printing and symbolic systems to depict topography, climate, soils, vegetation, agriculture, industry, transportation, and population. The administrative map notably presents, for the first time since the 1881 census, the minor civil divisions as reorganized on November 1, 1956. The review also notes the atlas's price, availability, and its significance as a milestone in Indian cartography, recommending it to scholars and institutions.
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