War Office: Map Mosaic: Frankfurt, NE 50/6, Strasbourg NE 48/6, Berne, (part) 1:500000 Europe (Air) Northern Zone Layer System. Restricted. Second Edition. , London: June 1944. Reproduced by 512 Fd. Survey Coy. RE June 1944 from W.O 2nd ed. dated 1940.A composite map of three contemporaneously joined maps, covering Zurich to Osnabruck, and Nijmegen to Eisenach. 141 by 76 cms. Rolled coloured map, paper. Some edge tears and wear, two tears at top extending into map needing repair but no loss, pinholes, needing a bit of overall attention. Obviously used in a wartime operations context, probably to cover part of the Allied operations in western Germany in 1944/45, probably just as it was when taken off the wall. Interesting wartime memorabilia. From the collection of Commodore C.A.R.Shillington, C.B. V.D.R. R.N.V.R. (Book ref. 9791) £45.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Saintfield Antiques & Fine Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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