Mapy a Atlasy: Atlas do Brasil

Summary

This text comprises two book reviews and a field trip report. The first review provides a detailed assessment of the 'Atlas of Leningrad', which contains a series of maps and plans of St. Petersburg (now Leningrad) from its founding in 1703 to 1914, accompanied by explanatory notes on economic, political, and cultural conditions. The atlas illustrates the city's development as the capital of the Russian Empire and its significance in Russia's historical access to the Baltic Sea. The second review evaluates the Brazilian 'Globo Atlas', noting its professional cartographic standards and comprehensive statistical and toponymic index, while also pointing out the limitation that equal page allocation per state results in less detailed maps for larger ones. The report describes a geographical study tour to the USSR undertaken by staff and students from Charles University in 1958, focusing on Moscow's urban geography, with additional visits to Kharkiv and Leningrad for academic exchange and regional observation.