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Details
Title
Grossbritannien 1:250 000, England.
Creator
Variant Title
England, Grossbritannien 1:250 000
Published
[Berlin], [Generalstab des Heeres], 1939-1940.
Full Collection Name
WWII Captured German Military Maps
Other Identifiers
G5750 s250.G4
Geographic Coverage
Scale
Scale 1:250,000
Projection
transverse Mercator projection
Coordinates
(W 5°50ʹ00ʺ--E 1°50ʹ00ʺ/N 55°50ʹ00ʺ--N 49°50ʹ00ʺ).
Type
Map
Extent
11 maps
Other Physical Details
color
Dimensions
59 x 75 cm or smaller, on sheet 80 x 94 cm or smaller
Language
Legend in English and German; notes chiefly in German.
Archive
Earth Sciences & Map Library
Note
Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depth is represented by isolines.
Contour interval 200 feet.
Topographic maps published by the General Staff of the German Army, derived from Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, England and Wales, quarter-inch to one statute mile (1:253,440) topographic map series. Fourth edition. Southampton, 1934-1937.
"Mit englischem Meldegitternetz (modified British system)"--At head of map.
Overprinted with German military grid in blue.
"Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!"--At head of map.
Shows drainage, woods, marshes, county boundaries, 3 classes of roads, railways, tramways, canals, pipelines, lighthouses, lightships, churches and other cultural features.
Also shows coastal water features in detail, including cliffs, estuaries, sands, underwater rocks, mud flats, and areas affected by tides.
Includes legend, index to adjoining sheets, metric conversion tables, source data notes, and explanatory text.
Blatt Nr. 5 was not issued. Blatt Nr. 1. bears imprint "Schottland/England" in right margin and is identical to first sheet of topographical map series Grossbritannien 1:250 000, Schottland.
Contour interval 200 feet.
Topographic maps published by the General Staff of the German Army, derived from Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, England and Wales, quarter-inch to one statute mile (1:253,440) topographic map series. Fourth edition. Southampton, 1934-1937.
"Mit englischem Meldegitternetz (modified British system)"--At head of map.
Overprinted with German military grid in blue.
"Nur für den Dienstgebrauch!"--At head of map.
Shows drainage, woods, marshes, county boundaries, 3 classes of roads, railways, tramways, canals, pipelines, lighthouses, lightships, churches and other cultural features.
Also shows coastal water features in detail, including cliffs, estuaries, sands, underwater rocks, mud flats, and areas affected by tides.
Includes legend, index to adjoining sheets, metric conversion tables, source data notes, and explanatory text.
Blatt Nr. 5 was not issued. Blatt Nr. 1. bears imprint "Schottland/England" in right margin and is identical to first sheet of topographical map series Grossbritannien 1:250 000, Schottland.
Contents
Blatt Nr. 1. The Border
Blatt Nr. 2. Nördliches Zentralgebiet
Blatt Nr. 3. Nordost England
Blatt Nr. 4. Nord Wales und Manchester
Blatt Nr. 6. Nord Midlands
Blatt Nr. 7. Südwales
Blatt Nr. 8. Midlands
Blatt Nr. 9. Ost-Anglia
Blatt Nr. 10. Südwest-England
Blatt Nr. 11. Süd-England
Blatt Nr. 12. Südost-England.
Blatt Nr. 2. Nördliches Zentralgebiet
Blatt Nr. 3. Nordost England
Blatt Nr. 4. Nord Wales und Manchester
Blatt Nr. 6. Nord Midlands
Blatt Nr. 7. Südwales
Blatt Nr. 8. Midlands
Blatt Nr. 9. Ost-Anglia
Blatt Nr. 10. Südwest-England
Blatt Nr. 11. Süd-England
Blatt Nr. 12. Südost-England.
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