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The New York Times War Map

Alternative Title:

New York Times and Rotogravure Picture Section

Description:

Prepared for the New York Times By C. S. Hammond & Co., 30 Church St., New York.

Coordinates approximate (Greenwich meridian).

Relief shown by spot heights.

Legends.

Shows railroads, boundaries, roads, principal wireless stations, waterways, canals, various fortifications, aircraft depots, cities.

Also shows battle lines (dated December 21 and 31 1917), and furthest German advance.

Versos include artwork and photos (portraits, trenches, troops, machinery, ceremonies, etc.), with textual descriptions.

Five sheets published in a series of Sunday papers from 30 December 1917 to 27 January 1918.

In top margins: "This map is drawn so that it can be put together with other sections to appear hereafter and to make a map 51x66 inches."

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xs659jb9888

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xs659jb9888

Language:

eng

Publisher:

The New York Times,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

World War, 1914-1918 and Campaigns

Date Issued:

1917-1918

Spatial Coverage:

Western Front, France, and 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