Ancient Soviet Secret: Cold War Maps of the British Isles

Cartographic researcher makes public his findings of Soviet military mapping of Britain and Ireland

The desire to have accurate maps of your adversaries in global politics and conflict is self-evident. During the so-called Cold War of the latter half of the 20th Century, the Soviet Union embarked on an ambitious global mapping project which apparently produced a great many amazing maps, many quite accurate, typically without the knowledge of the area being mapped!

British cartographical researcher John Michael Davies has been researching the subject and has found maps with a high level of accuracy and detail. So much so, in fact, that the Ordnance Survey – the official British Government mapping agency – has felt that they may very well infringe copyright.

Mr. Davies has done extensive research and shares his findings – along with samples of said mapping – on his page concerning Soviet Military Mapping, locatable at http://jomidav.aldav...SovietMaps/index.htm.