Atlasy i mapy ogólne Polski: Geograficzno-statystyczny atlas Polski

Summary

This is an academic review of the second edition of the Geograficzno-statystyczny Atlas Polski (Geographical-Statistical Atlas of Poland), published in 1921. The atlas covers the territory of Poland within its 1772 borders, employing the isarithmic method to systematically present demographic, economic, and social-geographic characteristics through 34 main maps, 41 supplementary maps, and various diagrams. The review notes that the atlas, due to its profound insights into the Polish question, was once banned by the Central Powers from crossing their frontiers and has been hailed as the best key to understanding the Polish problem. The second edition adds new maps of administration (1920) and Polish population distribution, and replaces German with English in explanatory texts to broaden its reach in the Anglo-American world. The reviewer praises the atlas for transcending traditional administrative-boundary-based statistics and regards it as an exemplary model of geography serving the clarification of complex political issues.