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The German U-boat raid off the United States coast

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Title
The German U-boat raid off the United States coast
Scale
Scale approximately 1:2,100,000  
Place of Publication
England
Date of Publication
1918  
Extent
1 map
Dimensions
33 x 25 cm, on sheet 39 x 27 cm
Notes
  • Pictorial map showing the sinking of 20 Allied vessels by German U-boats, mainly off the coast of Delaware and New Jersey, but as far south as Chesapeake Bay.
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • "The sinking of two Norwegian steamships by a German submarine on June 10 about 100 miles east of Cape Charles raised the number of vessels attacked since May 25 to over a score. Most of the ships lost belonged to the United States, the second heaviest sufferer being Norway, with four vessels. The above map shows the range within which the German U-boat, or U-boats (the number of the raiders is still in doubt) operated during the sixteen days since the attack on shipping in American home waters began. It will be seen that the submarine campaign has been carried almost to the threshold of America's greatest shipping centre, and that the ships have been sunk on the busiest traffic routes along the coast as far south as Cape Charles. The American naval authorities were first aware of the German submarine's presence on June 2, and although naval and aerial patrols have been busy ever since, the U-boat has been able to elude detection and continue its campaign of destruction."--At foot of map.
  • Text and 3 illustrations related to the First World War on verso.
Coverage-Spatial
Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)  
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Submarine warfare  
  • Merchant ships  
Genre
  • Thematic maps  
  • Pictorial maps  
  • Maps  
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954806096905899
Collection Title
World War I Maps
Collection
World War I Maps
TitleThe German U-boat raid off the United States coast
ScaleScale approximately 1:2,100,000  
Place of PublicationEngland
Date of Publication1918  
Extent1 map
Dimensions33 x 25 cm, on sheet 39 x 27 cm
Notes
  • Pictorial map showing the sinking of 20 Allied vessels by German U-boats, mainly off the coast of Delaware and New Jersey, but as far south as Chesapeake Bay.
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • "The sinking of two Norwegian steamships by a German submarine on June 10 about 100 miles east of Cape Charles raised the number of vessels attacked since May 25 to over a score. Most of the ships lost belonged to the United States, the second heaviest sufferer being Norway, with four vessels. The above map shows the range within which the German U-boat, or U-boats (the number of the raiders is still in doubt) operated during the sixteen days since the attack on shipping in American home waters began. It will be seen that the submarine campaign has been carried almost to the threshold of America's greatest shipping centre, and that the ships have been sunk on the busiest traffic routes along the coast as far south as Cape Charles. The American naval authorities were first aware of the German submarine's presence on June 2, and although naval and aerial patrols have been busy ever since, the U-boat has been able to elude detection and continue its campaign of destruction."--At foot of map.
  • Text and 3 illustrations related to the First World War on verso.
Coverage-SpatialAtlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)  
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Submarine warfare  
  • Merchant ships  
Genre
  • Thematic maps  
  • Pictorial maps  
  • Maps  
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954806096905899
Collection TitleWorld War I Maps
CollectionWorld War I Maps

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