Rare genuine WWII Allied map, Cannes, Second Edition, scale 1:50,000.
This map, which features mention 'Secret', indicates in bold overprinted color lines the main areas and roads suitable for the various types of military vehicles on the shore section between Cannes and Anthéor in Provence, France.
Edited by the British General Staff-Geographical Section of the War Office in 1944 and overprinted by the Allied Force Headquarters in August of that year.
Great genuine WWII US Army M1938 map case, manufactured by American Leather Products Corp. and dated 1942.
Excellent overall condition; retains its rhodoid and sling, and comes along with a wide range of Allied maps covering the French Riviera, and a couple of others covering Alsace.
Name Lnt Trenque Paul has been written on every single map, along with one of the two following mentions: Débarquement Méditerranée, août 1944 or Campagne de France 1944, l'offensive d'Alsace .
Nice and rare homogeneous set, which belonged to an officer of the 1ère Division de Français Libres .
Genuine WWII US Pocket Guide to the Cities of Southern France , dedicated to some of the main cities of interest in the area. Printed by the US Government Printing Office in 1944. Issued to American servicemen deployed in Southern France.
Complete and in very good overall condition.
Rare genuine WWII Allied map, Cannes, Second Edition, scale 1:50,000.
This map, which features mention 'Secret', indicates in bold overprinted color lines the main areas and roads suitable for the various types of military vehicles on the shore section between Cannes and Anthéor in Provence, France.
Edited by the British General Staff-Geographical Section of the War Office in 1944 and overprinted by the Allied Force Headquarters in August of that year.
Good overall condition.
Dimensions: 24.6in x 33.8in.
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