A nice original example of the large and rare Luftgeographische Orientierungskarte I C-E map, issued by the Luftwaffe in 1943 for German bomber aircrew involved in operations against the English East Coast from the Thames to the Tees, and the Midlands. The
German designation "C-E" refers to the East Coast and Midlands; a companion map "A-B" covered England's South Coast from the Thames to Cornwall.
The map shows a number of ground features - steep hills, high cliffs, marshlands, railways, and the like, and also has inset half-tone aerial reconnaissance photographs of typical landscapes.
27" x 23" (70 cms x 58 cms), coloured, folded as issued in 1943 to German Luftwaffe aircrew. A nice, virtually unmarked copy, superb for framing and display, providing a magnificent talking-point.
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