North west Europe 1:250,000. Sheet no. 2A & 3A, Walcheren-Amsterdam Geographical Section, General Staff No. 4042 ; compiled by John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd. ; revised and photolithographed by O.S. 1943.
Title:
North west Europe 1:250,000. Sheet no. 2A & 3A, Walcheren-Amsterdam Geographical Section, General Staff No. 4042 ; compiled by John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd. ; revised and photolithographed by O.S. 1943.
Description:
Relief shown by gradient tints and spot heights. | Three classes of railways and five classes of roads are shown. | Covers area north from Stompetoren to Bergen op Zoom to the south, and west from Westkapelle to Isselburg to the east. Walcheren at lower left corner of sheet. Amsterdam roughly at upper center portion of sheet. | Sheet No. 2A & 3A, Walcheren-Amsterdam from set covering most of the Low Countries and northeastern France. Set includes various issues of some sheets, some reissued by U.S. Army Map Service. Some sheets have series designation A.M.S. M503 (G.S.G.S. 4042). | "Published by the War Office, 1940." | "2nd. Edition 1943." | "Taken from Dutch 1:200,000, German 1:200,000 & 1:300,000." | Military grid. | "Nord de Guerre Zone Grid (Blue). Projection, Lambert Conical Orthomorphic. Spheroid, DuPlessis (reconstituted)." | "Heights in metres." | "Certain main spot heights are indicated by a white tab to improve legibility." | "Contour interval 50 metres." | Cataloging agency's copy overprinted with 1 solid blue diagonal line extending south northeast from roughly E 3°36 N 51°28ʹ to E3°47 N 52°39ʹ with designation: 8° W (June 1944). IXA | Cataloging agency's copy overprinted with 1 dashed blue diagonal line extending south northeast from roughly E 4°44 N 51°28ʹ to E 5°4 N 52°39ʹ with designation: 7°30ʹ W (June 1944). IXA
Creator/Contributor:
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section, cartographer, issuing body. (cartographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944
Owning Repository:
Perry-Castañeda Library Maps, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin