The AGS Library has a 1:500,000 set of all of Vietnam that is by the National Geographic Service of Vietnam – 4th edition, 1964 (this name also translated into French and Vietnamese on the map). That is a 12 sheet set and we have all 12 sheets.
Also, a 1:250,000 road map with topographic features set of all of Vietnam by the same agency. Unfortunately, we only have sheets 10-18 covering southern Vietnam. These are from the early 1960s that we acquired in the 1960s.
Some visual aids here (camera pictures of the indexes and agency names) … https://www.flickr.com/photos/agslibrary/sets/72157645327650265/
I hope this helps.
-Angie
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From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Craig Haggit
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 7:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [MAPS-L] Repeat request -- North Vietnam mapping resources 1959-1975
Jim,
Have you checked World Mapping Today (ISBN: 1857390350)? It has a short section on Vietnam, where it says that during the time of the war "...North Vietnam was mapped according to Russian specifications by the National Administration of Geodesy and Cartography, with maps using the Gauss conformal transverse cylindrical projection, Krassovsky ellipsoid, and published for the whole of North Vietnam at scales of 1:50,000, 1:100,000, 1:200,000, 1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000."
No map collections listed in the book but it does give contact information for Vietnam agencies that might be able to provide copies of the old maps. Also, perhaps Texas Tech's Vietnam Center and Archive staff might be of help.
The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University The Vietnam Center and Archive at Texas Tech University collects, preserves, and makes available materials related to the Vietnam War era, and includes the Vietnam Center, the Vietnam Archive, the Virtual Vietnam Archive, and the Oral History Project. | |||||
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Regards,
Craig Haggit
I am still seeking help with this request. Does anyone know if the North Vietnamese had the equivalent of our Army Mapping Service?
Is there a national archives for Vietnam that might contain records of the North Vietnamese activities?
Thank you.
Jim
From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:30 PM
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Subject: North Vietnam mapping resources 1959-1975
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 2:29 PM
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Subject: North Vietnam mapping resources 1959-1975
I am seeking help in finding collections of military mapping that might have been used by the Viet Cong and the NVA (North Vietnamese Army)(AKA The Vietnam People's Army (VPA) also known as the People's Army of Vietnam, North Vietnam during the time of the American involvement (1959-1975) in the Vietnam War.
Thank you.
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Jim
James Speed Hensinger
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