H. Waldbaur · 1956
This article reviews the first installments of the Atlas du Maroc, published by the Geographical Committee of Morocco. The atlas features a large format (56×47 cm) allowing scales of 1:2 million for full-page maps or 1:4 million for four maps per sheet. The first four plates cover livestock distribution (sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, camels, horses, mules, donkeys), railway infrastructure (track gauge, traction, passenger traffic), and freight transport (overall, mining, agricultural products). The atlas includes explanatory notes on French transliteration of Arabic and Berber names, along with descriptive booklets. The author commends the ambitious project and wishes its successful completion.
Horst Mensching · 1956
This is a review of the Atlas du Maroc, published in installments by the Comité de Géographie du Maroc in 1954/55. The atlas aims to provide a systematic representation of all geographical aspects of Morocco, with a planned total of 54 map sheets organized into 11 sections, covering topics such as relief, biogeography, oceanography, human and economic geography. The author highly praises the cartographic quality, the inclusion of statistical diagrams, and the detailed explanatory booklets accompanying each map, considering the atlas an essential reference for regional geographical research on Morocco. However, the author also regrets the exclusion of the Spanish Zone of Morocco (mainly the Rif Mountains) and expresses the hope that the remaining sheets will be published in quick succession to form a complete work.
J. Sladek · 1956
The Comité de Géographie du Maroc initiated an ambitious cartographic project in French Morocco, aiming to publish a comprehensive atlas systematically covering all geographical disciplines. The atlas began publication in Rabat in 1954/55 under the direction of French geographer M. J. Célérien, with collaboration from geographers, geologists, geophysicists, and botanists. It was planned to include 54 map sheets organized into 11 groups, encompassing neglected or related scientific fields such as biogeography, oceanography, and history. The sections on human geography and economic geography were the most extensive, with 10 sheets each, while geomorphology also received considerable attention. Unfortunately, the Spanish zone of Morocco could not be included due to the lack of preliminary work. Four sheets have been published so far, covering livestock breeding, railways, and freight transport. The maps employ various scales and are accompanied by supplementary booklets of 30–50 pages. The authors hope the atlas will be completed promptly to avoid becoming an unfinished monumental fragment like many similar undertakings.
