Denmark丹麦

Walter W. Ristow; Niels Nielsen; Axel Schou; W. E. Calvert; Hugo Hassinger

This review examines sixteen noteworthy general and topical regional atlases published during the past decade, representing eleven countries. It applies the Wright-Platt classification of atlases, distinguishing between general regional and topical regional works. The atlases discussed include French thematic volumes on viticulture, textiles, peat bogs, and hydroelectric power, as well as national and regional atlases from Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, Tanganyika, India, Australia, and Brazil. The review assesses their organization, cartographic quality, editorial collaboration, and scholarly utility. It finds that such specialized atlases serve primarily researchers and serious users, and that many reflect the growing practical needs of regional planning, resource appraisal, and national self-knowledge. The cooperative production of the Atlas of Denmark is singled out as exemplary, while the rainfall atlas of Brazil fills an important gap in South American climatic studies. The review concludes that regional atlases make significant contributions to geographical scholarship and inter-institutional collaboration.

Ena L. Yonge

This article is a comprehensive review of regional atlases, written by Ena L. Yonge. The author begins by noting that, given the ever-increasing flood of atlases from around the world, individual reviews of each publication are impossible; therefore, a summary survey is adopted. She also stresses that no single reviewer can be sufficiently expert in all aspects of geography, cartography, and linguistics to render sound critical judgments. The roughly one hundred regional atlases discussed are grouped primarily by continent or large region and then arranged alphabetically by country. In the European section, the author evaluates national and thematic atlases from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, and other countries, covering topics such as road transport, historical geography, climate, population, economy, and land use. She comments in detail on cartographic quality, scales, printing techniques, and practical utility. For example, the Austrian national atlas, directed by Hans Bobek and Erik Arnberger under the Commission for Land Planning of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, was published in five annual parts and demonstrates excellent cartography and printing. The Atlas de Belgique and the Atlas du Survey National supplement each other with plates on hydrogeology, phytogeography, agriculture, basic industries, waterways, and railways. The Climatic Atlas of Czechoslovakia is praised for its beautiful large-scale maps of temperature and precipitation. The article then turns to North America, focusing on state atlases in the United States, including Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. These atlases cover agriculture, forestry, economic resources, historical geography, and population, often compiled by universities or state agencies for educational and planning purposes. In the South American section, the author highlights notable publications such as the Atlas do Brasil, the Atlas de economía colombiana, and Venezuelan climatic and forest atlases. Throughout the review, the author acknowledges the scholarly value and cartographic achievements of many works while also pointing out occasional problems such as overly large formats or inappropriate scales. Overall, the article provides a broad and informative reference guide to regional atlases for scholars in geography, cartography, and related fields.

E. Bührer

This review discusses the population volume of the Atlas over Danmark (1961) by Aage Aagesen. Centered on eleven 1:200,000 maps using red dots and circles to show the 1950 population distribution, it also includes generalized choropleth maps, changes since 1860, and employment structure. The clear text explains the maps and air photos, offering an instructive picture of Denmark's population. This volume is a valuable contribution to Danish geography and will positively inspire the Swiss national atlas.

O. Kudrnovská

This review examines the second volume of the Atlas of Denmark (Atlas over Danmark II), which employs dot and proportional circle symbols at a scale of 1:200,000 (with a 1:100,000 supplement for the capital region) to effectively visualize the distribution of rural and urban populations based on the 1950 census, achieving remarkable clarity through a three-color printing scheme. The atlas comprises a map volume and a text volume authored by Aagesen, who provides in-depth analysis of the structure, growth, geographical distribution, and occupational composition of the Danish population, as well as the relationship between population distribution and the geographical environment. The review also introduces the inaugural volume of the International Yearbook of Cartography (1961), detailing its editorial board, international scope, and key articles, alongside a discussion of new plastic relief maps of the Tatra Mountains (1:100,000) produced in Czechoslovakia, highlighting the advantages of three-dimensional terrain representation over conventional two-dimensional methods.