General Information

Author/Creator

Davies, John (John Michael), 1942- author, cartographer.

Language

English.

Published

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2017.

Physical Description

xiii, 234 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Kent, Alexander, 1977- (author, cartographer.)

Risen, James, (writer of foreword.)

Subjects

Subject

Cartography > Political aspects.

Soviet Union > History > Maps.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

John Davies, Alexander J. Kent ; foreword by James Risen.

Title Variation

How the Soviet Union secretly mapped the world

Content

Why this book is a detective story -- War and peace -- The background of the story--from Napoleon's march on Moscow to the collapse of the Soviet Union -- Capturing the world--on paper -- Describing the style, content, and symbology of the red army's maps of the world -- Plots and plans -- The overt and covert methods of the Soviet cartographers -- Resurrection -- The discovery of the maps after the fall of the Soviet Union and their continuing significance today -- Appendix 1: examples of maps of various series and scales -- Appendix 2: references and resources -- Appendix 3: translation of typical city plan Spravka -- Appendix 4: translation of typical topographic map Spravka -- Appendix 5: symbols and annotation -- Appendix 6: glossary of common terms and abbreviations -- Appendix 7: print codes -- Appendix 8: secrecy and control.

ISBN

9780226389578

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	526.0947/0904 DAV		Reference	-

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