<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>During the interwar period, an estimated 32–36% of Polish territory was covered by the Polish Military Geographical Institute’s (Pol. <italic>Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny</italic>) 1:25,000 detailed map. At the same time, the MGI achieved a full coverage of the country by 1:100,000 tactical map. 50% of tactical map sheets were revised for the 1930s – many covered areas for which no detailed maps had been printed. Considering the fact that 1:100,000 tactical map was updated on the basis of revised 1:25,000 maps, another 17–21% of 1:25,000 detailed map sheets were finished or in progress by the German and Soviet invasion in 1939. The study confirmed additional 4% of 1:25,000 detailed map sheets as ‘partially compiled’ by the MGI and finished by the Germans. Another 17% of detailed map sheets are potentially to be found. Hypotheses, clues and evidence are presented in the paper.</p></abstract>

During the interwar period, an estimated 32–36% of Polish territory was covered by the Polish Military Geographical Institute’s (Pol. Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny) 1:25,000 detailed map. At the same time, the MGI achieved a full coverage of the country by 1:100,000 tactical map. 50% of tactical map sheets were revised for the 1930s – many covered areas for which no detailed maps had been printed. Considering the fact that 1:100,000 tactical map was updated on the basis of revised 1:25,000 maps, another 17–21% of 1:25,000 detailed map sheets were finished or in progress by the German and Soviet invasion in 1939. The study confirmed additional 4% of 1:25,000 detailed map sheets as ‘partially compiled’ by the MGI and finished by the Germans. Another 17% of detailed map sheets are potentially to be found. Hypotheses, clues and evidence are presented in the paper.

‘Partially compiled’ maps 1:25,000 by Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919–1939)

Lublin Department of Cartography and Geomatics

Polish Cartographical Review

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During the interwar period, an estimated 32–36% of Polish territory was covered by the Polish Military Geographical Institute’s (Pol. Wojskowy Instytut...

‘Partially compiled’ maps 1:25,000 by Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919–1939)

Published Online: Jul 17, 2018

Page range: 31 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2018-0003

Keywords
early topographic maps, Military Geographical Institute (Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny), 1:25,000 detailed map of Poland, ‘partially compiled’ sheets, historical GIS

© 2018 Jakub Kuna, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

‘Partially compiled’ maps 1:25,000 by Polish Military Geographical Institute (1919–1939)

Published Online: Jul 17, 2018

Page range: 31 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2018-0003

Keywordsearly topographic maps, Military Geographical Institute (Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny), 1:25,000 detailed map of Poland, ‘partially compiled’ sheets, historical GIS

© 2018 Jakub Kuna, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
early topographic maps, Military Geographical Institute (Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny), 1:25,000 detailed map of Poland, ‘partially compiled’ sheets, historical GIS