Geographical Reviews: The Atlas of Britain and Northern Ireland

Summary

This review offers a comprehensive assessment of The Atlas of Britain and Northern Ireland, a twelve-year project by the Clarendon Press, Oxford, mapping the resources of mid-twentieth-century Britain. The reviewers commend its organization and cartographic innovation, highlighting the regional, topical, and statistical maps, including the distinctive segmented-circle symbols and dot-method distributions. Despite minor criticisms regarding binding and certain omissions, the atlas is hailed as Britain's first true national resources atlas, remarkable for its visual appeal and scholarly value.