New Publications: The Atlas of Britain and Northern Ireland

Summary

The Atlas of Britain and Northern Ireland, published by Clarendon Press, Oxford in 1963, includes about 200 pages of maps and a 22-page gazetteer. Maps are primarily at scales of 1:2,000,000 and 1:1,000,000, covering physical geography, industries, agriculture, fisheries, and population, with regional sections for detailed views. Some maps, such as submarine relief, geology, and agricultural labor, are visually striking, but industrial maps suffer from complex overlapping symbols. The binding is substandard, yet the atlas is highly praised for its quality and value to geography.