CCS_218B_52/1
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Contains 1 Result:
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One-inch Third Edition (Large Sheet Series) sheet 124, with military grid, 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/3296/Maps/CCSA.CCS_218B_52/1
Scope and Contents
This is one of a few one-inch sheets overprinted during the First World War with military grids in the style of those in use on the western front, presumably for artillery training purposes. This sheet is overprinted in red with a 12,000-yard and quartered 2000-yard grid. The principal squares are lettered A to L, the 2000 yard subdivisions 1 to 36, quartered a to d. The origin is in the north-west corner, with grid lines parallel to the sheet lines of the map. Sheet 115...
Dates:
1912
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
The Charles Close Society Archives is available for consultation by researchers in the Map Room at Cambridge University Library. Appointments for access should be made in advance by contacting the Head of the Map Department, Anne Taylor (maps@lib.cam.ac.uk). Further contact details and Map Room opening hours can be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/maps/map-department-contact-details. Anyone wishing to use the collection must first acquire a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket, see https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/your-library-membership Members of the Charles Close Society wishing to consult the Charles Close Society Archives will not be charged for a ticket on production of their current CCS membership card and providing that they have first contacted Anne Taylor who will support their application.
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Charles Close Society Archives
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Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps
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