This time a somewhat
bigger Mapster update:
1.
some 330
sheets of the Russian 1:84,000 map (2-verst), of which
approx. 200 come from the University of Warsaw, and some 120 from the
Library of Congress. Most maps are dated 1914 - 1917, while
several dozens are later, 1920s reprints, some with stamps of the
original "Archiwum Map W.I.G." A few more sheets might become available
in the autumn, but next large update can be expected no earlier than
mid-next year.
2.
Around 20
sheets of Russian and Soviet 1:42,000 map (1-verst), mainly
from north-western Belarus. Some sheets are incomplete, they will be
re-scanned and updated in the autumn. In a few days, a couple of extra,
joint sheets (x4) of a WW1 edition of this map will become available.
3. Through kind support from Mr
Jean-Luc
Arnauda of CNRS, we have received permission from
Université
Paris 8 to add to Mapster approx. 290 sheets of the German
1:300,000 Osteuropa map (300 dpi). They are, very well scanned and
hard to get, first editions from 1942/1943 and provide coverage well
east of Moscow, reaching, in the south-east, to Kazakhstan. We have
also added, courtesy of our Czech friends, some 50 other sheets of this
map type, mainly Central Europe (400 dpi). They include some very
interesting military-geographical (Mil-Geo) editions with overprints
and extended description on the front and back of each sheet. Three
maps show the area of Pripet river (Pripetgebiet), a few others come
from a large set on the accessibility of the Carpathian Mountains
(Durchgängigkeit Karpaten), and a single sheet is T50 Tarnopol, with
extra information and town plans of Czortkow and Tarnopol on the
reverse. Some of the 1:300,000 sheets are very late editions (January -
April 1945), e.g. Breslau, Berlin, and one irregular sheet of a
„Strassenkarte†marked as Geheim (Secret) dated for 30th April 1945. It
shows the area south-west of the Czech town Ústà nad Labem).
All
sheets available via Mapster index (please note - VERY LARGE index
sheet - takes a long time to load!)
4.
Some
45 sheets of the German 1:500,000, WW2 edition, mainly USSR,
Central and South-Central Europe, 400 dpi.
