Introduction to the Foreign Atlas: "Atlas of Sweden"

Summary

Atlas över Sverige is a comprehensive national atlas of Sweden, published in installments between 1953 and 1971. Using scales of 1:2,000,000, 1:4,000,000, and 1:8,000,000, it systematically presents Sweden's physical environment and socioeconomic conditions through a series of thematic maps. Balancing scientific rigor with practical economic needs, each spread includes explanatory text in Swedish with English summaries. The atlas covers topics such as relief, climate, vegetation, lakes, peatlands, forests, agriculture, and population, employing techniques like hypsometric tinting, dasymetric mapping, and dot density methods to achieve fine cartographic detail. Transparent overlay sheets showing administrative boundaries facilitate map reading. This atlas serves as a major integration of Swedish geographic information, holding significant scientific and applied value.