Some Recent Atlases

Summary

This article reviews a number of atlases recently published in Britain and abroad, including the Touring Club Italiano's 'Atlante internazionale', the new Volume IV of The Times Atlas, 'Goldmanns Grosser Weltatlas', the Spanish 'Atlas Universal Aguilar', Philip's reference and Mercantile Marine atlases, as well as 'The Atlas of Western Civilization' and the Penguin Atlas. Each atlas is examined for its cartographic style, scales, toponymic treatment, and index size, with particular attention to the accuracy of African mapping and errors in Kenyan provincial boundaries. Overall, while adhering to established conventions, these atlases demonstrate the achievements of modern offset colour printing and serve diverse reference purposes.