Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. In 1943 a series of cloth escape maps were produced that are immediately recognized by their vivid colors. These maps are of the European Theater and were issued to Allied pilots of the US, RAF, and RCAF. Printed by the company of John Waddington, Ltd, the maps consist of eight colors and are primarily at a scale of 1:1,000,000 with larger scale inserts. There are ten sheets in this series, which are composites of various paper sheets of the then existing International Map of the World, unlike the previous escape maps which were exact copies of existing paper sheets. The sheets are numbered with the prefix 43 followed by one of the upper case letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K (east) and K (west). When all the maps are laid out they basically overlap to provide a complete map of Europe. The maps were usually printed on both sides, although single-side versions exist. Normally, the maps were printed sequentially--A on one side and B on the other side; C on one side and D on the other side--although that was not always the case. For example, maps with C on one side and E on the other side are also occasionally found.
The 43 Map Series
An interesting feature of the maps is the black points on the map with corresponding distances between the points expressed in chilometers. For example, the distance would be marked indicating the distance between two large towns. This assisted the user in readily identifying distances without having to measure the distance with the scale legend printed elsewhere on the map.
This example is double sided and each side is as follows:
43/E GERMANY, PROTECTORATE, SLOVAKIA, POLAND, HUNGARY
43/F CROATIA, MONTENEGRO, HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, GERMANY, ITALY, SWITZERLAND
The scale is 1: 1,000,000 on both sides, and longitude and latitude are numbered in a border around the map. The map is fully labeled with a very detailed legend and offered in excellent vibrant condition.
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