1956–1962–1972 International Cartographic Association bibliography

Summary

This bibliography, compiled by Professor Emil Meynen, chairman of ICA Commission II, contains approximately 850 entries of literature related to the development of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) from 1956 to 1972. The contents cover the association's preparatory conferences, general assemblies and technical conferences, reports and papers of commissions and working groups, national reports of member countries, documentation on map exhibitions, lists of participants, lists of officers, lists of member countries, publications, and statutes. The compilation originated from an initiative proposed by Professor K.A. Salichtchev, president of the association from 1968 to 1972, aiming to systematically collect all relevant literature since the first preparatory conference in Stockholm in 1956. The bibliography was announced at the Sixth ICA Conference in Ottawa in 1972, subsequently edited by Ir. Herman L. Rogge with an author index, and published as the first volume in the ICA's occasional publication series. Arranged chronologically and thematically, the bibliography reflects the complete trajectory of ICA's development from preparation and foundation to growth, including key milestones such as the First General Assembly in Paris (1961), the Second in Edinburgh (1964), the Third in New Delhi (1968), and the Fourth in Ottawa (1972), as well as the establishment and activities of commissions on education, terminology standardization, automation, and thematic cartography. This bibliography serves as a systematic reference resource for studying the history and academic exchanges of the international cartographic organization, offering significant scholarly value in an era of information explosion.