2013 01 30
Posted by admin on 2013-01-30 10:07:51
1:21000 (half verst maps) Chapters RKKA MAPS in SCALE 1:25000, 0,5 VERST (1:21000) MAPS OF RUSSIAN EMPIRE, German maps of period WWI Karte des Westlichen Russland were supplemented by new information.

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Using originals of suvey in scale 1:21000 RKKA topographers published maps in scale 1:25000 (1938-1939, maps' name according 0,5 verst maps) on territories of east Lithuania, west Belarus, Ukraine, east Poland (territories of interests of Soviet Russia till beginning of WWII). Also originals of suvey in scale 1:21000 were used by preparing RKKA maps according new (acc. international map in scale 1:1000000) numeration.

German topographers during WWI prepared and published maps in scale 1:25000 (set Russischen karte des Westlichen Grenzgebiets). These maps were prepared using Russian maps in scale 1:21000 (1:42000). Some messtischblatts (TK25) on territories of Lithuania, Belarus, Poland were prepared using material of suvey in scale 1:21000.

WIG (Polish inter-war maps) published early maps in scale 1:25000 as reprints of Russian maps in scale 1:21000.