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World War, 1914-1918

Map of St. Mihiel

Two French maps glued together. One map is titled "St. Mihiel-B" and the other "St. Mihiel-C." Pencil note on back reads: "35th Division, topographical map, Battle of the Argonne Forest, France, World War I." Donated by Mrs. C.F. Duffy.

Map of Allied Positions

French map titled "Extract from Following 50,000 Scale Maps: Gravelotte, Cheminot, Metz, Sarreguemines, Sarresbourg, Thiaucourt." Annotated to show allied positions. Pencil note on back reads: "35th Division, topographical map, Battle of the Argonne Forest, France, World War I." Donated by Mrs. C.F. Duffy.

Map of St. Mihiel

French map titled "St. Mihiel - C. 246-312-Groupe des Canevas de Tir." Pencil note on back reads: "35th Division, Topographical map, Battle of the Argonne Forest, France. World War I." Donated by Mrs. C.F. Duffy.

Map of the Western Front

An American map titled "Hammond's Large Scale War Map of the Western Front." The map of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and the Netherlands shows the location of railways, canals, aircraft depots, principal wireless stations, fortresses, fortified towns, naval arsenals, and battle lines. In addition, the map has an orange hand-drawn line from Very, Cheppy, and Neuvilly through Toul, Nancy, and Epinal to Sondernach. There are also markings highlighting Lens, Chateau Thierry, Dormans, Rheims, Verdun, and Montigny. The map cover is attached.

Map of German Advancement as of September 1914

The map is titled: "War Map of the Battle Ground of Liberty of the Western Battle Fields." The map shows the farthest advance of the German army as of September 1914, as well as, railways and stations, forts, wagon roads, and fortified places. Red pencil annotations are prevalent throughout. "C.B. Forester" is written in ink on the back. An index on the back identifies rivers, seas, towns, cities, forts, lakes, mountains, and forests in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Donated by Ralph C. Blades.