Atlas Cartography

Summary

T. G. Svatkova’s Atlas Cartography (2002) is a textbook for advanced students of cartography and geoinformatics. The visible opening and closing materials define an atlas as a coordinated system of interrelated, complementary maps prepared according to a common programme to represent natural and socioeconomic phenomena and their relationships. The opening classifies atlases primarily by spatial coverage, purpose, and content, and also discusses format and use. It notes that territorial coverage stated in a title may be insufficient for precise classification. The introduction discusses national, GIS, and Internet atlases and stresses the need to consolidate experience in atlas production. The book description and contents list a history of atlas cartography, production experience, atlas design, and the geographical foundations of general-reference and thematic atlas compilation; the supplied excerpts do not expose these chapters’ detailed arguments. The appendix lists ten laboratory exercises covering atlas assessment, analysis of map series, programme preparation, source selection, representation techniques, and map measurements. The visible final exercise instructions require a profile with a legend, justification of its direction and source maps, and identification of relationships among phenomena. They also describe quantitative vertical scales for hydrometeorological profiles and symbolic representation in socioeconomic profiles.