Book reviews: National atlas of Sweden, volumes 1–17

In this review of several Nordic publications, Karl-Erik Frandsen introduces the National Atlas of Sweden as a state-funded project of 17 thematic volumes scheduled for 1990–95, with Swedish and English editions and accompanying digital publications. He describes its organization around institutional theme hosts and specialist editors. His detailed assessment concerns volume 1, Maps and Mapping, particularly its accounts of Swedish map history, historical map collections, and cadastral maps as historical sources. The volume concludes with a 23-sheet map of Sweden at 1:700,000 and special maps of Skåne and Stockholm. Frandsen praises its illustrations, clear colours, and scholarly yet accessible text, judging it a promising start to the series. He also discusses the disk-based PC-Atlas supplement for the first three volumes, which lets users create thematic maps and add their own data, while noting that its hardware requirements would limit immediate household uptake.