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WORLD WAR 1
WORLD WAR 2
OTHER
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Size
The map measures 19.5 inches (49cm) by 28
inches (71cm). It is printed in four colours
and is double sided on firm glossy paper.
On one side at a scale of 1:70,000 is shown
the whole of the Somme battle area from
Bullecourt in the north to Amiens in the
south and from Doullens in the west to
Péronne in the east. Also on this side are
the colour coded indexes and the map of the
1918 sector from Villers Bretonneux to
Cantigny.
On the other side at a scale of 1:40,000 the
battle area mostly, but not exclusively,
associated with the 1 July 1916 operations
is shown in great detail.
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What is Marked on the
Map
There are about 125 memorials shown as
well as over 150 cemeteries, 11 museums and a host
of general information. Sites are precisely marked
using coloured lollipops whose stick end indicates
the exact position of what is represented. Thus -
Also marked are the front lines of 1 July 1916
giving the Army, Corps and Divisional boundaries for
the British forces including their Commanding
Generals. 1914/18 place names
are marked in red, heights over 140m are
shaded in grey clearly showing the barrier of the
Thiepval - High Wood ridge and significant woods are
coloured green.
Modern roads and motorways are shown and numbered
enabling the map to be used for navigation as well
as for relating to battle accounts
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The Indexes
The map is overlaid with a grid reference system
which is common to all of the maps and allows
the large amount of information on the map to
be accessed quite easily. This is done using
detailed indexes and while the map can be purchased
and used entirely on its own, the map references
tie up with the stops/visits recommended in
Major and Mrs Holt’s Battlefield
Guide to the Somme. This map is actually
wrapped with the book. There are two types of
Index.
1. Location. Thus upon seeing a marker
on the map at grid K40 the Grid Index shows
it to be the Liverpool/Manchester Pals memorial.
2. Thematic. If wanting to find where
Private E W Harris who was shot at dawn, is
buried, the Personalities Index shows it to
be N7, Carnoy Mil CWGC Cem
THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL SECTION OF THE
MAP.
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