Reviews: Pergamon World Atlas

This review examines the 1968 Pergamon World Atlas, prepared and printed by the Polish Army Topographical Service and adapted by an international team for English-speaking readers. Large folding maps, ten-color printing, and clear typography present detailed terrain information. Geographical and thematic maps are organized at global, continental, and political-unit scales, supplemented by charts and an index of 140,000 geographical names. The reviewer praises the atlas’s production quality, cartographic presentation, and reference value, while noting uncited information sources, uneven selection of maps for the United States, and incomplete index cross-references and map citations. The review recommends it for library reference collections.