The secret Soviet military mapping of Malta

Alex Kent; J. Davies

The secret Soviet military mapping of Malta

Alex Kent
, J. Davies

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Abstract

This short paper presents a brief overview of the Soviet global military mapping programme and focuses on its coverage of Malta. It examines the Soviet topographic mapping of the archipelago at various scales (from 1:1,000,000 to 1:50,000), illustrates how the extensive Soviet symbology was used to portray various aspects of the Maltese landscape, and explores some possible source materials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-30
Journal	Proceedings of Imago Melitae, 23rd November 2019
Publication status	Published - 2 Apr 2020

Keywords

Cold War
Malta
Soviet mapping
Topographic maps

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