The first number of the Edinburgh General Atlas, is a
promis- ing specimen. It is well executed, and moderate in price. The maps are sufficiently large to include the names of all places of any importance in characters distinctly visible, without crowding or confusion, yet not so as to be unwieldy. Rivers, lakes, and mountains, are clearly defined ; the distinction between towns and cities marked, and the territorial boundaries and possessions of each country indicated by colours. In the hemispheres the routes of the various circumnavigators are marked ; as are the places of our naval victories in the Map of Europe. The recent discoveries in South Australia and at the North Pole are included ; and, as far as a cursory examination and comparison enables us to give an opinion, the work appears to possess the essential merit of accuracy.
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