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Russia Western & Central with the Neighbouring States
Hildebrand’s map Russia Western & Central with the Neighbouring States (the publishers’ title: CIS ‘“ Baltic States ‘“ Georgia) provides on one side at a good scale of 1:3,500,000 coverage not found on other mapping of that region: from the western borders of ex-Soviet Union across the Urals to Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, including all the Caucasian and the Central Asian states.The map is printed with the north-east at the top (as indicated on our coverage image) so that it extends along its top edge from the whole of the Kola Peninsula and Vorkuta in the northern Urals to just beyond Krasnoyarsk, including the cross-Altai road connection to Mongolia. Coverage includes the whole of the Baltic States, Kaliningrad Oblast, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia (borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not marked), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan, and Tajikistan. All place names are in the Latin alphabet.Topography is vividly presented by relief shading, altitude colouring and graphics for marshlands, with plenty of names of mountain ranges, deserts, etc. In addition to international borders, time zone boundaries are also prominently marked. Driving distances are shown on main and on many smaller roads, and within the western part of Russia scenic routes are highlighted. Railway lines are included and regional airports are marked. The map has latitude and longitude lines at 2ยฐ. Extensive index is on the reverse. Map legend includes English.The reverse side includes a similar indexed map of a much wider region: the whole of Russia including eastern and northern Siberia, Mongolia, most of China, etc. Also provided here are street plans of Moscow (with an enlargement for the Kremlin) and St. Petersburg, highlighting important buildings and other places of interest. Street names are in the Latin alphabet.