Introduction to Foreign Atlases: Atlas of the Czechoslovak Republic

Summary

This article reviews two national atlases of Czechoslovakia published in the 20th century. The 1935 edition adopted a single conic projection and flexible page layouts, systematically presenting physical, population, and economic features, with titles and legends in Czech/Slovak and French. The 1962–1966 revised edition, about 40 sheets at 1:1,000,000, is divided into natural conditions, human activities, and economic geography, with detailed explanatory notes. Both atlases are distinctive in projection design, content organization, and multilingual annotation, and systematically display the country's geographic and economic characteristics.