Europe road map 1:200,000. Sheet 62, Chaumont-Strasbourg Geographical Section, General Staff No. 4238 ; Army Map Service, U.S. Army.
Title:
Europe road map 1:200,000. Sheet 62, Chaumont-Strasbourg Geographical Section, General Staff No. 4238 ; Army Map Service, U.S. Army.
Description:
Relief shown by spot heights. | Roads are classified by width and by quality of surface; railroads as normal or narrow gauge. | Likely modified reprint of Sheet 62, Chaumont-Strasbourg, from G.S.G.S. series 4238 covering France in 39 sheets, with 6 additional sheets covering the Low Countries. Originally published: [London] : War Office, 1941-. Series includes various issues of some sheets, some reissued by U.S. Army Map Service. | "Geographical Section, General Staff No. 4238. Published by War Office, 1943." | "Copied from a French (Michelin) map dated 1939. Photolithographed at War Office, 1943." | "For use by War and Navy Department Agencies only. Not for sale or distribution." | "Dressée par Michelin et Cie. D'après les levés du Service Géographique de l'Armée. L OFF SET LEVALLOIS. Made in France"--In left margin. | "Heights in Metres." | "Longitudes on this map are given in grads east and west of Paris." | Military grid. | "Nord du Guerre Zone Grid (Blue). Projection: Lambert Conical Orthomorphic. Spheroid: Du Plessis. ... French Lambert Zone II Grid (Purple). Projection: Lambert Conical Orthomorphic. Spheroid: Clarke 1880." | Cataloging agency's copy has a black overprinted circle around eastern portion of city of Nancy with a line leading to a second circle in upper margin enclosing a symbol resembling a funnel with a handle; second circle in margin has "XXXX" above it and "50" to its right. IXA | Includes legend, grid reference instructions, Method of folding maps diagram, and index to adjoining sheets. | "S 44 ST."
Creator/Contributor:
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section, compiler. (cartographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1943
Owning Repository:
Perry-Castañeda Library Maps, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin