Cold War era Soviet maps of the UK have gotten some mainstream media attention over the past month or so: the Guardian looks at a 1974 map showing invasion routes into Manchester, in the context of a local exhibition; the Southern Daily Echo’s focus is on Southampton, and on the work of Alex Kent of the University of Southampton’s Cartographic Unit, which has a page on the maps and offers reprints for sale. Via MapHist.

Previously: Soviet Spies Map the World; Soviet Mapping Update; Soviet Spy Maps for Sale.