World War, 1914-1918

A map titled "Buzancy Special." Highlighted in green are forests and woods in Northeast France.

A hand-drawn map titled "Visibility Map: Battalion O.P.-B." The map is presumably of a battalion observation post overlooking Varennes during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

An American map titled "The Literary Digest Liberty Map of the Western Front of the Great World War." The map shows steam railways, highways, mineral roads, tramways, electric railways, rivers, canals, fortified cities, forts, woods, international boundaries, subdivision boundaries, and other details. This map also identifies the areas occupied by the Entente and Teutonic Allies, lines of farthest German and French advance, the battle line before the German Spring Offensive, and the battle line as of May 1, 1918.

A map titled "The Western Theatre of the European War." The map shows railroads, roads, rivers, canals, fortresses, altitudes, woods, forests, international boundaries, and other details. Red and blue lines represent the movement of the front. The solid red line shows the extreme limit of the German invasion in 1914. The dashed blue line shows the line of German retreat following the Allied victory at the first Battle of the Marne. The solid blue line shows the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line following campaigns in Flanders, Artois, Picardy, etc.

A French map that shows the area surrounding St. Mihiel and the Meuse River.

A French map titled "Carte-Campbell, No. 7ter, Front, 'Vosges-Alsace.'" The map is overprinted to show the front lines as of August 22, 1918. A red pencil line indicates Allied movement from Girancourt through Hadol, Oderen, Kruth, la Bresse, Bayon, and Nancy to Pompey. Many other locations are circled and underlined near and between the red line.

A French map published in English and titled "Map of Paris: Of the Metro and of the Nord-Sud." The map shows metro line routes, stations, and railways. This map is located on the back of M999.

A French map that is published in English and titled "Map of the Touristic Regions of France." The map shows railways, rivers, prefectures, sub-prefectures, and communes. Another map is on the back and portions of a guide book are attached.

A French map titled "Meuse, par Lacroix." The map shows boundaries and transportation routes throughout the Meuse region of France. Annotations, in black ink, indicate 35th Division movement and positions in the areas near Montfaucon (Aubreville to Exermont), Verdun (Sommedieue), Bar-le-Duc (Bussy and Vavincourt), St. Mihiel, Commercy (St. Aubin, Chonville, Lerouville, Vertuzey), and Toul.

A French map titled "Carte-Campbell No. 2 Bis, Front Franco-Britannique." The map, numbered 2 in a series, shows the location of the front lines as of August 14, 1918 and notes the farthest Allied and German advance. Pencil lines at Ault, Allenay, Tully, and Bethene indicate allied movement.