Reviews of books: Atlas du Maroc

Summary

This review examines three geographical works. First, the Atlas du Maroc, published by the Institut Scientifique Chérifien in Rabat, plans to cover 54 topics with 150–200 maps; fifteen sheets have appeared with descriptive handbooks, technically well-produced though some economic maps appear somewhat empty. Second, the Ghana Population Atlas by T. E. Hilton, based on 1931 and 1948 census data, presents population distribution through dot-distribution maps and density choropleths with detailed textual analysis—a significant post-war demographic study from a tropical territory, though the text assumes considerable prior knowledge. Third, E. M. Rodger's union list of large-scale county maps of the British Isles (1596–1850) provides a valuable research aid for early map studies, representing an ongoing compilation effort. Together, these works illustrate advances in national atlas production, thematic cartography, and bibliographic scholarship.