Atlas of the Uzbek SSR

Summary

This article consists of two book reviews. The first reviews the Atlas of Natural Conditions of the Uzbek SSR, noting its 53 pages of physical-geographic maps covering relief, geology, climate, vegetation, and fauna. It praises original maps showing regional specifics, such as loess subsidence, artesian basins, and cotton-related agroclimatic conditions, but criticizes the lack of supplementary charts, insufficient attention to economic significance and environmental conservation, and editorial inconsistencies. The second reviews The Cartographer's Handbook, published in 1964, describing it as the first systematic reference of its kind, sequentially covering all map-production processes and serving as a practical guide for cartographers.