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BTW, I think Finland in the 19th century also had oddicial military maps at the
odd scales of 1: 42 000 and 1: 84 000. There, it was due to Imperial Russian
influence.
Mike G.
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Subject: Re: [MapHist] Belgian 1;40,000 map scales
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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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>From: [email protected]
>Sent: Apr 28, 2011 3:34 PM
>To: [email protected]
>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
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>
Dr.phil. George S. Carhart
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