Reviews: A New Atlas of Armenia

Summary

This is an academic review of the Atlas of the Armenian S.S.R. (1961), compiled by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. Covering the republic's territory of about 29,800 square kilometres and population of 1,893,000, the atlas comprises over one hundred maps in four sections: physical, demographic, economic, and historical. The reviewer praises its comprehensiveness and technical quality, particularly noting that the historical maps span the whole of Armenian history from Urartu to the Soviet period and serve as a useful commentary on classical texts such as those of Xenophon and Strabo. Criticisms include the relatively small map scales and the omission of the Nakhichevan ASSR, an essential part of historical Armenia. Overall, the atlas is deemed a valuable reference for all students of Armenia.