Denmark

Walter W. Ristow

This review examines sixteen regional atlases published over a decade up to 1950, representing eleven countries. It begins by referencing Wright and Platt's classification of atlases into four types—general world, topical world, general regional, and topical regional—noting that the latter two serve as specialized tools for scholars. The author then critiques each atlas by country, covering French topical atlases on wine, textiles, peat bogs, and hydroelectric power; general regional atlases from Denmark, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Belgium, Tanganyika, India, and Australia; and a rainfall atlas from Brazil. The review focuses on content organization, cartographic techniques, compilation backgrounds, and scholarly value, with particular praise for the collaborative model and cartographic excellence of the Atlas of Denmark. The article aims to provide geographers with a systematic overview and evaluation of these regional atlases for academic reference.

H. Baulig

This article is a review of the first volume of the Danish National Atlas, published in Copenhagen in 1949 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Niels Nielsen, focusing on the landscapes of Denmark. The project was initiated during the war years, when work abroad was impossible, and was financed through private donors, later supported by the state and the Carlsberg Foundation. The author emphasizes that the atlas represents a truly scientific achievement, avoiding any commercial 'multi-purpose' orientation, and combines an atlas volume with a corresponding text volume, allowing specialists to interpret the material. The first volume, authored by Dr. Axel Schou, systematically presents the surface forms of Denmark, with maps and texts in both Danish and English, and is praised for its high cartographic and printing quality.

Ena L. Yonge

This article provides a comprehensive review of national atlases published worldwide up to the time of writing. It notes that since the Geographical Review first coined the term 'Age of National Atlases' in 1940, the surge of nationalism after World War II has greatly accelerated the production and scope of such atlases. The author surveys 26 published national atlases and 3 in preparation. The article first emphasizes that a national atlas aims to portray all aspects of a country—physical, economic, and social—and highlights a welcome trend: the inclusion of map titles, legends, and text summaries in English or French for atlases published in less familiar languages. The review is then organized by region. For Europe, it details atlases from Austria (Atlas von Niederösterreich), Belgium (Atlas de Belgique), France (revised Atlas de France), and Germany (Deutscher Planungsatlas, specifically Atlas von Berlin), among others, discussing their institutional backing, content structure, scales, cartographic techniques, and unique features, such as Berlin's depiction of wartime damage and postwar development, and Belgium's detailed demographic and agricultural maps. Atlases from Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, and Norway are also mentioned. For Africa, the planned Atlas du Maroc is described. For Oceania, the Atlas of Australian Resources is reviewed, highlighting its origin in post-war resource assessment, its effective use of a large scale, and its focus on water resources and population distribution. For North America, the article reports on the progress of a Canadian national atlas and the initiation of the National Atlas of the United States, a collaborative federal effort to compile standardized thematic maps from various government agencies. The article concludes that these national atlases represent significant achievements in geographic and cartographic scholarship, serving as invaluable resources for students, planners, and businesses.

Ena L. Yonge

This article provides a systematic summary review of approximately one hundred regional atlases from around the world, organized primarily by continent (or other large region) and then alphabetically by country within each group. The author begins by noting that the ever-increasing flood of atlases—national, regional, topical, and special—makes individual reviews impossible, thus necessitating summary evaluations to acknowledge important publications while respecting space constraints. The review covers representative works from Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, North America, and South America, encompassing road atlases, historical-geographical atlases, national atlases, climatic atlases, economic atlases, and school atlases. Each atlas is assessed in terms of its compiling institution, editors, scales, number of plates, content structure, cartographic techniques, printing quality, and scholarly value, with notable features and shortcomings highlighted. For instance, the European section evaluates works such as the Euroatlas, Atlas östliches Mitteleuropa, Atlas von Niederösterreich, Atlas de Belgique, Climatic Atlas of Czechoslovakia, Atlas of Denmark, and Atlas of Finland, while the American section covers state atlases from Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia, as well as national atlases from Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. The article emphasizes that these atlases not only reflect the research standards of geography and cartography in their respective countries but also serve as vital references for regional planning, economic development, historical research, and education. The author concludes by acknowledging that no single individual can possess sufficient expertise across all aspects of geography, cartography, and linguistics to render definitive critical judgments, yet such summaries offer valuable guidance to scholars, with a forthcoming review of world atlases and special atlases announced.

E. Bührer

This review discusses the second volume of the Danish National Atlas, dedicated to population, authored by Aage Aagesen and published in Copenhagen in 1961. The core of the volume consists of 11 maps at 1:200,000 scale, using red dots (representing 25 persons) and circles (for cities) to depict the population distribution of Denmark in 1950, supplemented by choropleth maps, changes since 1860, and employment structure. The clear text elaborates on the maps and aerial photographs, providing a highly instructive overview of the country's population structure. The reviewer concludes that this volume is a meritorious contribution to Danish geography and will serve as a positive impetus for the Swiss National Atlas.

O. Kudrnovská

This article reviews recent developments in the compilation of regional atlases in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during the early 1960s. It first introduces the Atlas of the Ukrainian SSR and the Moldavian SSR (Moscow, 1962), which contains approximately 130 maps at various scales, covering physical geography, industry, agriculture, and economic regionalization, supplemented by concise explanatory texts. The article then evaluates the new series of Polish voivodeship maps at 1:500,000, which show notable improvements in information density, cartographic quality, and relief representation. Furthermore, it discusses the second volume of the Atlas of Denmark, focusing on population distribution, and the inaugural issue of the International Yearbook of Cartography (1961), outlining its objectives and contents. Finally, it mentions the newly produced plastic relief map of the Tatra Mountains at 1:100,000 in Czechoslovakia. Overall, these works reflect the diversification and internationalization of regional atlas production techniques during this period.

李海晨

The first volume of the Atlas over Danmark, titled 'Landscapes', was edited by Nielson and published in 1949, comprising 31 pages with rich content.