Map, Escape, Silk, MI 9, Mainland Italy and Sicily, J4/J3
€375.00
Tax included
Rare genuine WWII British silk escape map, printed on both sides.
Scale: 1:1,378,000.
This is one of the earliest series of silk or rayon escape maps produced by Bartholomew of Edinburgh on behalf of the MI 9, heat-treated to prevent the cloth from unravelling, and intended for being issued to RAF and USAAF aicrews flying of enemy-occupied Europe. It was also issued to the 82nd Airborne Division for the invasion of Sicily and Italy.
Covering northern and central Italy, the first side also includes an insert showing the Swiss border region (enlarged); the second side covers the south of the peninsula as well as Sicily.
Excellent overall condition in spite of a few small stains -- no snag, no tear.
Dimensions: 20in x 25in.
