Central Europe 1:100,000. Sheet U.1, Neunkirchen G.S.,G.S. 4416 ; revised, drawn and photolithographed at O.S. 1943.
Title:
Central Europe 1:100,000. Sheet U.1, Neunkirchen G.S.,G.S. 4416 ; revised, drawn and photolithographed at O.S. 1943.
Description:
Relief shown by contours and spot heights. | Covera area north from Trier [Germany] to Völklingen [Germany] ro the south, and west from Rumelange [Luxembourg] to Pfeffelbach [Germany] to the east. Neunkirchen-lès-Bouzonville [France] roughly at lower left center portion of sheet. | Six classes of roads and paths, three classes of railroads, and wooded, vineyard and orchard areas are shown. | Sheet U.1, Neuenkirchen from set with title: Central Europe 1:100,000 that includes various issues of some sheets, some reissued by U.S. Army Map Service (A.M.S. M641) and some by units of Allied Forces. Central Europe 1:100,000 set and the set: Germany 1:100,000 (A.M.S. M641) constitute a set complete in 134 sheets, some oversize. | Sheet part of a compilation of a map of Central Europe on the scale of 1:100,000, undertaken by the British General Staff Geographical Section, was transferred to the U.S. Army Map Service, which published sheets in three series: Germany 1:100,000 (A.M.S. M641) and Poland 1:100,000 (A.M.S. M651) and Middle Danube 1:100,000 (A.M.S. M671) These all carry series note G.S.G.S. 4416, but each is cataloged separately. | Military grid. | "Grid data. Nord de Guerre. Projection, Lambert (Modified) Orthomorphic. Spheroid, Du Plessis (Reconstituted)." | "Contour interval 25 metres above 50 meters, 10 metres below 50 metres. Heights in metres." | Cataloging agency's copy has black overprint circle around Uckange [due southwest of Bertrange, France] in left lower corner of sheet. Overprint circle connected by single black overprint line to handwritten annotation in black marker in left lower margin: Class III (Oklahoma City). IXA | Includes German glossary, Grid data, convergence diagram, Example of a grid reference on this sheet, Index to adjoining sheets and incidence of grid letters, Compilation diagram, and Authorities.
Creator/Contributor:
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section, cartographer, lithographer, publisher. (cartographer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944
Owning Repository:
Perry-Castañeda Library Maps, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin