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Hi Hillary,
Just one quick question: as Joost notes in his list of Belgian maps there are no 1:40,000 maps, are you certain that your two maps are of Begian origin? The German army had 1:40,000 topographic maps of Belgium in 1940 and may also have had similar maps in 1914. I do not know the origin of the German maps, but the German 1:200,000 Army General Staff maps for France from 1940, have a grid that indicates that they had a 1:40,000 map series for Belgium and a 1:80,000 map series for France.
I hope that this is of some help.
George
Dr.phil. George S. Carhart
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Subject: [MapHist] Belgian 1;40,000 map scales
I have a selection of medium scale sheet maps from various countries, analogous to the UK's O/Smaps at 1;50,000, 1;25,000. Almost all these sheet maps are at 'conventional' scales - 1;100,000, 1;50,000, 1;25,000. Except for a couple of Belgian maps - Anvers 1893, and Bruges and S E, 1913, both at 1;40,000.
Anyone know why Belgium alone chose this unusual scale, or do I just need to get out to more 2nd hand map shops?Hillary Shaw
Newport
Shropshire
Dr.phil. George S. Carhart
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