Review: Atlas Istorii Geograficheskikh Otkrytiy i Issledovaniy

Summary

V. L. Afanas'yev reviews the 1959 Atlas of the History of Geographical Discoveries and Explorations, compiled under K. A. Salishchev. Its eighty color maps and supplementary illustrations trace geographical exploration and changing cartographic representations. He praises its coverage of contributions by peoples across continents and its detailed documentation of Russian and Soviet expeditions. Criticisms concern its treatment of colonialism, omission of decolonization, missing historical maps, uneven reproduction quality, anachronistic place names, and translation errors. His overall assessment remains favorable.