War Office Paris 1944 WWII Map France

Description

War Office
Paris
1944.
Map. Photolithograph. 33 1/2" x 43".
War time map of Paris from 1944, copied from a French plan dated 1938. Legend shows city limits, locations of post offices, metro lines, and others. A key highlighting the 14 metro lines and the stops on those lines is in the upper left corner, next to the legend. The map extends from Bois du Bologne in the southwest to Noilly, Levalloise-Perret, and Clichy in the northwest, and from Bois de Vincenne in the southeast to Pantin in the northeast. Incredible detail. An inset of the Bois de Vincennes, the largest public park in the city, established by Napolean III, is in the lower right corner. Wear along original folds. Good condition. Issued by the British Government based on an earlier French plan.
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