Recenzje: Atlas Azerbajdžanskoj SSR

Summary

This article is an academic review of the Atlas of the Azerbaijan SSR, published in 1963. Compiled by the Institute of Geography of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, the atlas contains 132 maps and 29 schematic diagrams, organized into five chapters covering natural conditions, economy, population, culture, and history. The author highly praises the atlas for its comprehensive content, originality (e.g., the Caspian Sea section and offshore oil and gas maps), and high cartographic quality, suggesting it could effectively replace a regional geography textbook. However, the review also notes shortcomings, including insufficient coverage of population issues and the use of population size rather than industrial output to indicate the scale of industrial centers.