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Journals

Cartographic journals, as K. A. Salichtchev wrote in Periodical and serial publications on cartography (1979), are “not limited to an informational function.” They also address practical problems and help develop new methods. The four journals below offer a record of atlas-making and its reception.

Cover of Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen, volume 106, fourth quarter, 1962
1962 · Vol. 106 · 4th quarter

Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen

Also cited as: Petermanns geographische Mitteilungen · PGM

Published from 1855 to 2004, this German geographical journal paired research with maps and extensive reviews. Its reports on national-atlas projects and reviews of completed atlases trace how such works were made and received.

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Cover of Kartographische Nachrichten, volume 11, issue 3, 1961
1961 · Vol. 11 · No. 3

Kartographische Nachrichten

Also cited as: KN

Founded in 1951, this German-language cartographic journal follows atlas-making from national-atlas concepts and production to reviews of printed and interactive atlases. Its articles record changing practice from the postwar decades onward.

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Cover of the first issue of The Cartographic Journal, June 1964
1964 · Vol. 1 · No. 1

The Cartographic Journal

Published by the British Cartographic Society since 1964, this journal covers atlases through reviews and studies of national-atlas design, use, and identity. In 2026, the International Cartographic Association (ICA) named it one of its three “original journals,” recognizing its long record of publishing work from ICA conferences and activities.

Cover of The Cartographer, volume 1, numbers 1–2 (1964), predecessor to Cartographica
1964 · Vol. 1 · Nos. 1–2

Cartographica

Growing out of The Cartographer and The Canadian Cartographer, this Canadian journal has published atlas histories and reviews; its monograph series devoted a 1972 volume to national atlases. In 2026, the ICA named it one of its three “original journals,” recognizing its long record of publishing work from ICA conferences and activities.

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