Anmeldelser: Nuevo Atlas de España

Summary

This review discusses the Nuevo Atlas de España, published by Aguilar, Madrid, in 1961. The atlas resulted from close collaboration among numerous Spanish scientists, administrators, and institutions, produced by Aguilar's Cartography Department founded in 1950. The work is rich in content, comprising five sections: the first offers a geographical-statistical overview with extensive tabular data covering 1901–59; the second presents a general geographical survey of Spain's physical, biological, demographic, and economic conditions through 77 maps; the third covers historical geography from Paleolithic culture to the 1936–39 Civil War, including 41 maps; the fourth is regional geography with orographic overview maps and sections at 1:1,500,000 scale; the fifth uniquely treats each of Spain's 54 provinces, featuring topographic, traffic, administrative, population, agricultural, industrial maps and climate diagrams, with 900 photographs on the reverse. The reviewer praises the atlas as an accessible and comprehensive source of knowledge about Spain, appreciating its innovative ideas, though noting that photo quality varies; overall, it merits recognition.