Antecedentes, Concepción, y Desarrollo del "Nuevo Atlas Nacional de Cuba"

Summary

The new National Atlas of Cuba represents a major advancement in the geography and cartography of Cuba. The country's own socio-economic development rendered the first National Atlas of Cuba, published in 1970, obsolete. Consequently, in 1983, the process of producing a new edition began. With the work and participation of nearly 150 institutions and 1,500 specialists, and under the direction of the Institute of Geography of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, the new edition was published in January 1989. The atlas comprises 210 map and text sheets divided into 18 thematic sections. The atlas format measures 59 × 52 cm and presents the entire country at cartographic scales ranging from 1:1,000,000 to 1:4,000,000. The fruits of the atlas are already evident not only in its practical utility, but also in the Geographic Information System (SIG-Cuba) and in other new works arising from this experience.