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[A response re just-posted query] -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maps-L Moderator Sent: 08 September 2009 20:10 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Lao language placename gazetteer -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Lao language placename gazetteer Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:08:38 -0500 From: Lee, Kent (EVC) <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> CC: <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> Dear Brendan, list: There is a Soviet-produced placenames gazetteer for Laos. The Worldcat citation is: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24276960&referer=brief_results Looks like at least three libraries have it. It is trilingual, Russian-Laotian-English, over 2500 names, quite a serious work at 468 pages. It was related to the major topographic production work the Soviets did over Laos in the 1980s, at 1:100,000 scales and smaller, on behalf of the Laotian government. (The maps themselves are devoid of any Lao-script placeneames. The placenames, about 80,000 of them countrywide in the 1:100k series, appear to be romanized according to a specific standard, but I am not sure which. Similar trilingual gazetteers exist for a number of other countries, the formula is usually Russian-English-local. Actually quite useful publications. There is also a 1967 Soviet transliteration guide for Laotian names. It is a current standard so it probably informed the above publications. It is also trilingual. I do not think any libraries have it; let me know offline if you need a copy. Best, Kent D. Lee President and CEO East View Cartographic, Inc. 10601 Wayzata Blvd. Minneapolis, MN USA 55305 Phone: +1.952.252.1201; Fax: +1.952.252.1202 [log in to unmask]; www.cartographic.com