Abstract
THE seven maps in this series vary a great deal in value. The orographical map, with layers in two colours and showing also trunk railways and Roman roads, the geological map, and the rainfall map are all clear and useful. The isotherm map would he improved by the omission of the mean annual isotherm, which is not only confusing when on the same map as the January and July ones, hut of little or no value in geographical teaching. The map showing vegetation and productions is not a success. The large letters to indicate the location of various industries are crowded and somewhat arbitrarily selected. Thus Aberdeen is given no granite industry, while Ballater is; Leeds has no indication of its leather factories, or Elgin of its distilling and brewing. The West Riding coalfield extends much further east than shown. In the population map the many colours employed give a bad impression and make a confused map. The last map, that of communications, might well have been omitted. It shows some of the lines of the various railway companies all differentiated from one another. There seems to be little object in teaching the ownership of each line, but the great objection to the map is the want of any indication of relief. Without this there is no sense in teaching lines of communication. Moreover, the orographical map does all that is required in this matter.
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Bacon's New Series of Physical Wall Atlases: British Isles . Nature 99, 364 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/099364b0
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