| Description | Topographical maps of France with roads, settlements, and other physical features marked.
a) 1:40,000 map sheet 36B, edition 6 (dated 1916), south west Bethune
b) 1:20,000 trench map sheet 57C SW, edition 5A (dated Jan 1917, has a sketch of [a road junction?] on the back in indelible pencil)
c) 1:10,000 trench map "Longueval", edition 3B (dated May 1916)
d) 1:100,000 map of the area around Amiens (dated 1916)
e) 1:40,000 trench map "Albert", combining sheets 57D SE, 57C SW, 62 NE and 62D NW (dated 1918). Handwritten notes giving the locations of 'C.H.S Grave' [this matches the location of Cyril Harry Shepard's grave] and 'B. Robinson Grave'.
f) trench map sheet 51B SW, edition 3A (dated Feb 1917)
g) 1:20,000 trench map "Montauban" (dated 1916), 'correct as to 2 July 1916'
All but the first three are annotated in Shepard's handwriting. The Amiens and Albert maps have numbers in the margins [probably distances to targets], while the 51B SW and Montauban maps are extensively annotated with troop positions and movements. All the maps are backed with fabric netting. |