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Antwerp under the V-bombs

Description:

"This map shows how Antwerp and its suburbs were pocketed by V-1's and V-2's for nearly 6 months. A great number of them fell in areas north of the city which are not included in the map. As an average 11 people per bomb were killed, 27 were wounded."

Panel title.

Coordinates approximate.

Oriented with north to the lower left.

Shows damage caused by 6 months of bombing by German V-1 and V-2 rockets.

Bombing sites indicated by red dots.

Map text in Dutch.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/qc693wm2583

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/qc693wm2583

Language:

eng and dut

Publisher:

Belgian Information Center

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945, Bombing, Aerial, and History

Date Issued:

[194-?]

Spatial Coverage:

Belgium, Antwerp, and Antwerp (Belgium)

Rights:

Image from the Map Collections courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at brannerlibrary@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false