Maps showing entrenchments in France during World War I at a scale of 1:10,000

Collection Summary

Title	Maps showing entrenchments in France during World War I at a scale of 1:10,000
Inclusive Dates	1916-1934
Call No.	G5831.S65 coll .F8
Creator	France. Armée. Service géographique
Extent	156 maps
Extent	26 folders
Language	Collection material in English and French
Location	Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm021019
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020589179
Summary	The collection consists of 156 maps from World War I created by American and French forces that show trenches and related military information in France. Maps are scaled at 1:10,000. Data taken from aerial photography ("tranchées d'après photos ... ") and observation ("Schématique d'apres renseignements"). Some maps are in color and are sized at 100 x 100 cm or smaller. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. In upper left or right margin of some sheets: Groupe des canevas de tir; Canevas de tir; Plan directeur. On some sheets "Secret" is stamped. Some sheets include index to adjoining sheets and boundary diagram. Trenches, entanglements, and other military positions are illustrated in red, blue or both. An index map is stored with the collection.