Australia’s resources atlas

Summary

This paper outlines the background, organizational framework, content selection principles, and production process of Australia's first national resources atlas, the Atlas of Australian Resources, compiled by the Department of National Development and edited by the author since 1956. The atlas aims to present a wide range of resource information of long-term significance in an accessible format. The paper details methods used in data collection, map compilation, cartographic drawing, and printing, and discusses the thirty mapsheets grouped by subject, highlighting significant aspects of Australian geography and their cartographic treatment.