Atlas of Jerusalem

This review assesses the 1973 Atlas of Jerusalem and its companion volume on the city’s urban geography. Drawing on surveys conducted in 1940, 1963, and 1967, the atlas contains more than one hundred detailed colour maps covering Jerusalem’s history, urban morphology, land use, institutions, transportation, population, and planning. The reviewer praises its cartographic clarity, visual quality, and comprehensive treatment of the entire city despite political division and conflict. Particularly valuable are the comparisons of religious population patterns between 1944 and 1967 and the presentation of eight planning schemes since 1918. Limitations include minimal map commentary, missing dates on historical maps, limited temporal analysis, and insufficient social detail. Nevertheless, the accompanying essays and source annotations substantially compensate for these weaknesses, making the work a major contribution to urban cartography and urban geography.