The national atlas of Canada

Summary

This article is an academic review of the fourth edition of The National Atlas of Canada, published in 1973 by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. The review details the atlas's publication background, physical structure, content organization (divided into physical, human, and economic geography sections), and design features, while focusing on two key issues raised by editor Gerald Fremlin in his preface: page size selection and the national function of an atlas. The author praises the atlas's design diversity and printing quality but notes its outdated aspects, such as reliance on 1961 census data and imperial units. Overall, it is deemed a valuable work for cartographers and geography educators.