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Monte Forte

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GSGS series 4229. Second Edition (Coloured)-AMS 2. Copied from an Italian Istituto Geografico Militare map dated 1931 with principal communications revised to 1942 using air photos. Compiled by the U.S. Army Map Service but photolithographed by the British Ordnance Survey in 1942. Road classification is NOT based on reconnsissance, reliability is uncertain. The meridians are based on the meridian of Rome, which is 12 degrees, 27 minutes and 7.1 seconds east of Greenwich. Contours at 50 metres (V.I.). South Italy Grid (Blue).

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Title
Monte Forte
Creator
Subject
World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Italy
Description
GSGS series 4229. Second Edition (Coloured)-AMS 2. Copied from an Italian Istituto Geografico Militare map dated 1931 with principal communications revised to 1942 using air photos. Compiled by the U.S. Army Map Service but photolithographed by the British Ordnance Survey in 1942. Road classification is NOT based on reconnsissance, reliability is uncertain. The meridians are based on the meridian of Rome, which is 12 degrees, 27 minutes and 7.1 seconds east of Greenwich. Contours at 50 metres (V.I.). South Italy Grid (Blue).
Publisher
War Office
Contributor
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section.
Date
1943
Type
topographic maps
Format
1:50,000, map
Identifier
macrepo:84729, local: UofA_WW2_Italy_50k_179_II
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Italy, Europe--Italy--Monte Forte------
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