Physical map of Italy (1952)

This map, designed by Herbert Bayer, was published by the Agostini Geographical Institute as part of the Great Economic Geography Atlas from 1952.

This is a detailed physical map of the Italian peninsula, as well as the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. As is common in physical atlases, low-lying regions are represented in green and mountainous regions in brown. The map clearly shows the mountainous nature of the peninsula, as well as the Po Valley in the north, which is perfectly surrounded by the Alps in the northern part.

At the bottom, there are also two small maps, one showing the geology of the region and the other focusing on population density, which highlights the importance of the Po Valley, Rome and Naples in the mid-20th century.

Sources

• Physical Italy