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Secret, Army map 'A', showing zones of defence

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Series Number Id: UNKNOWN. Sheet number: part of sheet 36. First Army secret defence map. "[First] Field Survey Co., R.E. 5740 [numbers crossed out and replaced with blue overprint] 5839." Grey squared base map. German front line in red; British front and rear defence lines in red and blue; zones of defence in pink, pale blue, and pale green. Includes "Reference" to defended localities [hatched areas], assembly points, posts and wire., Location: Research Collections; Fonds: WW1 Trench Maps: France; Box number: PC23; envelope_number: 701.

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Title
Secret, Army map 'A', showing zones of defence
Creator
Subject
World War, 1914-1918, World War, 1914-1918--France
Description
Series Number Id: UNKNOWN. Sheet number: part of sheet 36. First Army secret defence map. "[First] Field Survey Co., R.E. 5740 [numbers crossed out and replaced with blue overprint] 5839." Grey squared base map. German front line in red; British front and rear defence lines in red and blue; zones of defence in pink, pale blue, and pale green. Includes "Reference" to defended localities [hatched areas], assembly points, posts and wire., Location: Research Collections; Fonds: WW1 Trench Maps: France; Box number: PC23; envelope_number: 701.
Publisher
Contributor
[Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section]
Date
1918-04
Type
Format
1:40,000, map
Identifier
macrepo:73656, local: PC0723
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
France, Europe--France--Nord-Pas-de-Calais--Armentières, Estaires, Sainghin-en-Weppes, La Bassée
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