The Map Sap

dreikanter:

This map, however, adds something to the Russian translation of The Hobbit. The map is the work of Mikhail Belomlinsky, who illustrated a translation of The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by N. Rahmanova. The artwork provides the story with a decidedly Slavic ambiance, as incongruous here as it in the case of Huck Finn. Exactly what is so Slavic about this map - and whether or not it (or the translation itself) has socialist overtones - is a bit harder to establish.

Gorgeous! Thanks to Dreikanter for the information!