New Books in the History of Science

John Davies and Alexander J. Kent, "The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World" (U Chicago Press, 2017)

Aug 6, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
I've Been Fascinated by Cartography From an Early Age
01:58 • 2min
3
Are You Both Interested in Orden Survey Maps?
03:30 • 2min
4
How Do You Come Up With These Maps?
05:36 • 4min
5
The Red Atlas - The Story of How the Red Atlas Came to Be
09:43 • 4min
6
What Was Your Initial Objaction When You First Met These Maps?
13:35 • 2min
7
Alic Yo Roaly, Want to Rak Out.
15:14 • 5min
8
Is It a Copyright Infringement?
20:29 • 3min
9
The History of Soviet and Russian State Maps
23:08 • 5min
10
What You Need to Know About Maps
28:17 • 5min
11
What's the Intention on the Clubs of Union?
32:52 • 3min
12
How Do You Compare the British Survey Maps With the Soviet Maps?
35:50 • 6min
13
The History of Maps
41:38 • 2min
14
The Soviet Map of Dover
43:19 • 3min
15
Is There a Soviet City Plan in the World?
45:59 • 3min
16
The Importance of the Selection of Features in Cartography
49:03 • 2min
17
Do We Really Know About the Soviet Topographic Maps?
50:51 • 2min
18
What Is the Driving Force Behind This Book?
53:20 • 5min
19
What Is the Legacy of the Ow Russian Mapping Project?
58:46 • 3min
20
The Soviet Union in the Cold War
01:01:58 • 4min
21
Soviet Maps - What's Next?
01:06:09 • 3min
22
The Thames Estuary Trail by Tom King
01:09:17 • 4min