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Sub-series 1.5: France 1:80,000. GSGS 2526. [cartographic material]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1911.

Reference:

R5337-9-X-E

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4089071

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First World War map collection

Series 1 Topographic Map Series

Sub-series 1.5: France 1:80,000. GSGS 2526.
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Date(s):

1911.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 map

Language of material:

English

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The 1:80,000 topographic map was a photographic reproduction of the French Carte de l'Etat Major. The series was introduced at the beginning of the war, and because it was not reliable, its usefulness was very short. Horizontal placements on the 1:80,000 map could be as much as 200 yards off. Vertical placements were not any better, since ground relief was depicted through a combination of hachures and contour lines. The latter were added to the map by the War Office from secondary sources and were not very accurate. The map also lacked colour to help make it more readable. Unlike most of its successors, however, the series provided a complete coverage of France. A total of 47 sheets were published. The series was produced for the War Office by the Ordnance Survey (index map for this series).

(The preceeding is an extract from Jeffrey Murray's "Guide to Maps of the First World War")

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Statement of responsibility note:

[S.l.]: Ordnance Survey, GSGS 2526.

Cartographic math data:

Scale 1:80,000.

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The original World War I map collection was constituted from various sources at a time when adequate records on provenance were not preserved by the then Public Archives. The present organization in sub-series was devised to accommodate maps found in other fonds and collections, therefore, the list below will include maps that may not be ordered from the present record. Researchers should consult any alternate MIKAN record number that appears below. Maps marked by the letters WWI do belong to the original collection and may be ordered here. Please note though that almost all the maps are available on microfiche and may be consulted on the premises directly from self-serve cabinets.

Sheet 4, Saint-Omer, 1911
NMC 114211 (see MIKAN 3932238, Vanier, G., 73/233, Item 93)

Sheet 7, Arras, 1911
NMC 112013 (WWI)

Sheet 7, Arras, 1912
NMC 114212 (see MIKAN 3932238, Vanier, G., 73/233, Item 94)

Sheet 8, Lille, 1912
NMC 114213 (see MIKAN 3932238, Vanier, G., 73/233, Item 95)

Sheet 12, Amiens, 1912
NMC 114214 (see MIKAN 3932238, Vanier, G., 73/233, Item 96)

Sheet 13, Cambrai, 1911
NMC 114215 (see MIKAN 3932238, Vanier, G., 73/233, Item 97)

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Private
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Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche NMC112013

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [WORLD WAR ONE BELGIUM, FRANCE]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000007347 Item no. assigned by LAC 7

[Consultation 90 Open]

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