Book reviews: Across the Florida Strait

Summary

This is a book review of "Atlas de Cuba," a bilingual atlas co-authored by Gerado Canet and Erwin Raisz, published by Harvard University Press in 1949. The review notes that the atlas vividly presents Cuba's geographic, social, and economic backgrounds through maps, diagrams, and pictographs, making it valuable for tourists, businessmen, and students seeking to understand Cuba. The author highly praises Raisz's cartographic skill and creativity, while also pointing out shortcomings such as the lack of basic geographic information on area, elevation, and hydrography. Overall, the review concludes that the atlas successfully achieves its goal of familiarizing readers with Cuba, its people, and its economy.