Buchbesprechungen: Atlas der Republik Österreich

Summary

This review evaluates two Austrian regional atlases: the 'Atlas of the Republic of Austria' (1961–69, 4 issues with 83 map sheets), edited by Hans Bobek with cartographic supervision by Erik Arnberger, and the 'Tirol-Atlas' (1969, first issue with 12 sheets containing 25 maps), edited by Ernest Troger. The former covers themes such as gravity, hydrogeology, historical settlement, population statistics, agriculture, tourism, administration, and central services, using scales of 1:1 million and others, and is printed by the Freytag-Berndt and Artaria cartographic institute in Vienna. It is regarded as an epoch-making work in Austria's cultural and social geography. The latter employs scales of 1:300,000 and 1:600,000 with large-format sheets (870×660 mm) to detail German-speaking Tyrol (including Austrian Tyrol and South Tyrol), addressing topography, climate, population, politics, and tourism, with cartography largely conducted by the Institute of Regional Geography at the University of Innsbruck. Both atlases exemplify high standards of regional cartography and academic rigor in Austria.