Reviews: Atlas of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

This is an academic review of the Atlas of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, published in Prague in 1966 by the Central Administration of Geodesy and Cartography. The atlas comprises 58 double-page maps (at 1:1,000,000 scale) and a 9-page index, totaling 258 pages with 433 maps and diagrams. The review notes that the atlas is organized into two main sections: physical geography (geology, relief, climate, hydrology, biogeography) and human geography (population, industry, agriculture, transport, trade, living standards). Each map is accompanied by explanatory texts in Czech with English and Russian summaries, along with numerous supplementary cartograms. The author highly commends the atlas for its rich content, exemplary cartographic technique, and methodological innovations, considering it an authoritative reference for national planning and education. Minor suggestions for improvement are offered regarding chapter arrangement. The review also acknowledges the atlas's contribution to international cartography and contrasts it with the reviewer's own national context.