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War map of the Italian front, northern section : a strategic map of the battle ground in northern Italy, Swiss border to Adriatic Sea, showing the farthest advance of the Italians and the battle line in 1918

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Title
War map of the Italian front, northern section : a strategic map of the battle ground in northern Italy, Swiss border to Adriatic Sea, showing the farthest advance of the Italians and the battle line in 1918
Alternative Title
Title within map border: |a Rand McNally war map of the Italian front, northern section : strategic map of the battle ground in northern Italy from Swiss border to Adriatic Sea
Creator
Rand McNally and Company  
Scale
Scale 1:380,160. 1 in. = 6 miles.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
Rand McNally and Company  
Date of Publication
1918  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
53 x 79 cm, folded in cover 16 x 10 cm
Notes
  • [The Council of National Defense was formed in 1916 to coordinate resources and industrial capacity in support of the war effort, and in 1917 asked states to form their own councils to aid the federal effort. The Illinois Division was founded and supported, like many others, by a host of individuals and businesses, including much of society's "upper crust." Lola Sheldon Armour was one such influential resident and formed her own unit of the Women's Committee, located in the Orchestra Building of Chicago. The women in Armour's unit compiled this map by reviewing information from various official sources and dispatches and compiling them in conjunction with the Rand McNally Company, just up the street, for publication to educate the American public on the progress of the war. This map is no. 5 in the set of 4 (the fourth was omitted) and shows the area on the Italian front from the Swiss border to the Adriatic Sea. On the image are towns, roads, fortifications, railroads, natural features, the line of furthest Italian advance, and the most up-to-date battle line in 1918. The Council of National Defense would be postponed in 1921, and unfortunately for Mrs. Armour, her husband would be ousted from his position as president of his company after losing $125 million in the post-war slump.]--Edited explanation of Curtis Martin Maps.
  • "No. 5."--At head of cover.
  • Indexes on verso.
  • "Divided into six mile squares."
  • Panel title.
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • "Showing in minute detail the cities, towns and villages, forts and fortified places, railroads and highways, rivers and canals, and the physical and political features of the regions."--Cover.
  • Likely published 1918.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Alps Region  
  • Italy  
Language
eng
Subject
World War, 1914-1918  
Genre
Maps  
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955005738505899
Collection Title
World War I Maps
Collection
World War I Maps
TitleWar map of the Italian front, northern section : a strategic map of the battle ground in northern Italy, Swiss border to Adriatic Sea, showing the farthest advance of the Italians and the battle line in 1918
Alternative TitleTitle within map border: |a Rand McNally war map of the Italian front, northern section : strategic map of the battle ground in northern Italy from Swiss border to Adriatic Sea
CreatorRand McNally and Company  
ScaleScale 1:380,160. 1 in. = 6 miles.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherRand McNally and Company  
Date of Publication1918  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions53 x 79 cm, folded in cover 16 x 10 cm
Notes
  • [The Council of National Defense was formed in 1916 to coordinate resources and industrial capacity in support of the war effort, and in 1917 asked states to form their own councils to aid the federal effort. The Illinois Division was founded and supported, like many others, by a host of individuals and businesses, including much of society's "upper crust." Lola Sheldon Armour was one such influential resident and formed her own unit of the Women's Committee, located in the Orchestra Building of Chicago. The women in Armour's unit compiled this map by reviewing information from various official sources and dispatches and compiling them in conjunction with the Rand McNally Company, just up the street, for publication to educate the American public on the progress of the war. This map is no. 5 in the set of 4 (the fourth was omitted) and shows the area on the Italian front from the Swiss border to the Adriatic Sea. On the image are towns, roads, fortifications, railroads, natural features, the line of furthest Italian advance, and the most up-to-date battle line in 1918. The Council of National Defense would be postponed in 1921, and unfortunately for Mrs. Armour, her husband would be ousted from his position as president of his company after losing $125 million in the post-war slump.]--Edited explanation of Curtis Martin Maps.
  • "No. 5."--At head of cover.
  • Indexes on verso.
  • "Divided into six mile squares."
  • Panel title.
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • "Showing in minute detail the cities, towns and villages, forts and fortified places, railroads and highways, rivers and canals, and the physical and political features of the regions."--Cover.
  • Likely published 1918.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Alps Region  
  • Italy  
Languageeng
SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918  
GenreMaps  
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955005738505899
Collection TitleWorld War I Maps
CollectionWorld War I Maps

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