Soviet Topographic Maps

For the 50 years prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the Soviet military sought to map every corner of the globe. The result was an extensive collection of standardized maps at various scales. John Davies been researching the history of the Soviet global mapping project and, in particular, the large scale plans of British and Irish towns and cities produced from 1950s to 1990.

His findings so far, have been documented in two articles. Part 1 was published in Sheetlines 72 dated April 2005, part 2 in Sheetlines 73 of August 2005. Sheetlines is the journal of The Charles Close Society.