Rezensionen: Atlas van Nederland

Summary

This review examines seven map sheets from the 1971-72 delivery of the National Atlas of the Netherlands, covering geology, urban hinterlands, land consolidation, industrialization, transportation, and the year 2000 structural plan. The geological map at 1:1.5 million classifies the seabed by sediment type rather than age; the urban hinterland map innovatively synthesizes four center types with color and raster boundaries; land consolidation is shown through three temporal stages; industrialization is depicted at two scales for overall and sectoral employment; transportation maps include roads, waterways, railways, pipelines, and air corridors; and the 2000 structural plan uses multiple colors and patterns for future land use and recreation zones. The review notes that some smaller-scale maps are visually superior to the larger-scale ones.