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Minor map issues - 9/25/2020 12:56:11 PM

FOARP

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Some minor corrections/comments on the map based on looking at Scandinavian parts of it for a while:

- Nuuk wasn't called that until 1979, before then it's official name was Godth�b.

- The Ounasjoki river in northern Finland is mispelt Ounaajoki

- The port of Rey�arfj�r�ur in eastern Iceland should probably be included as it was a major logistics centre in WW2.

- Maybe consider including at least the largest of the �land Islands (Fasta �land) with the port of Mariehamn as this was claimed by Sweden and they (and the Germans) actually invaded it in 1918.

- Ditto Torshavn in the Faroe Islands (theoretically could have been a submarine base has it be taken by the CP or Denmark joined the CP)

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RE: Minor map issues - 9/28/2020 9:04:40 AM

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Thanks FOARP.

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RE: Minor map issues - 9/28/2020 7:37:42 PM

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Now, for the Balkans and the Middle East, in no particular order

- Messina, Plovdiv, Corfu, and Constantinople have this weird road that is not connected on the other end. This might seem innocent, but for the latter it might prevent operating from Asia to Europe.

- Gaziantep was just Antep in this era, Gazi being a title conferred to the city because of its resistance in the Franco-Turkish war. Similarly with "Sanli" Urfa and "Kahraman" Marash

- Pretty sure �sk�b and Rustchuk were just the Turkish names for the cities, and they would probably be called by their present names by WWI

- Many of the Caucasus Mountains are definitely high mountains, and Mount Elbrus, being the highest mountain in Europe, is higher than all of the Alps.

- As far as I am aware, there was no railroad through the Darial Gorge, but there was one along the Russian Black Sea coast

- The Trans-Iranian railway, as far as I know, was not constructed yet either.

- The Aras (or Araks) is a tributary of the Kura, linking to it somewhere southwest of Kurdamir.

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RE: Minor map issues - 9/28/2020 7:59:49 PM

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ORIGINAL: Tendraline

- Pretty sure �sk�b and Rustchuk were just the Turkish names for the cities, and they would probably be called by their present names by WWI

Wiki says that Skopje was called �sk�b right up until the Balkan Wars, and this map from 1914 says "�sk�b (Skoplje)" so it seems both names were in use at that point. For preference I would go with Skopje as it is more recognisable and is the Serbo-Croat/Macedonian name.

For "Rustchuk" this name appears to have still been in use on English maps as late as 1919. I don't know when Ruse started to become the commonly-used in English or why the Turkish name was still being used then.

Agree about most other points though.

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RE: Minor map issues - 9/29/2020 3:34:24 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: FOARP

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tendraline

- Pretty sure �sk�b and Rustchuk were just the Turkish names for the cities, and they would probably be called by their present names by WWI

Wiki says that Skopje was called �sk�b right up until the Balkan Wars, and this map from 1914 says "�sk�b (Skoplje)" so it seems both names were in use at that point. For preference I would go with Skopje as it is more recognisable and is the Serbo-Croat/Macedonian name.

For "Rustchuk" this name appears to have still been in use on English maps as late as 1919. I don't know when Ruse started to become the commonly-used in English or why the Turkish name was still being used then.

Agree about most other points though.

Uskub threw me for a loop too when I started playing on this map. I have an antique map from around 1908 (pre-Balkan Wars) with this name instead of Skopje. I believe this map was published in London but unfortunately its severely worn in places....still, a fascinating piece of reference material.

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RE: Minor map issues - 11/14/2020 6:38:28 PM

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Some minor corrections/comments regarding the North Sea:

- Until the Afsluitdiik ("Enclusure Dam") was built in 1927-1932 the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel) was called Zuiderzee.

- The important German naval port of Emden (shipyard, submarine and torpedoboat base) is missing.

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