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(a) Azerbaijan SSR, 1970 -cover; (b) map extract showing Nagorno-Karabakh enclave; (c) extract from 1973 map of Armenia showing connecting territory.
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In recent years, many maps produced in the former Soviet Union have become available. However, researchers have focused on topographical maps or those of Western cities produced by the General Staff for military use, and less on maps created by GUGK, the state mapping agency, for domestic purposes, including tourism. By contrast, this paper focuses...
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... or republic maps generally stay within the borders -this even applies for Azerbaijan where the exclave of Nagorno-Karabakh floats in neighbouring Armenia, tied umbilically by a single road. A 1973 map of Armenia makes no reference to the role of this road as a link (Figure 2). This approach is not dissimilar from European national maps or US state maps, but was rigidly applied. ...
