Lens trench map

Map of Lens and surrounding areas in Belgium overlaid with a grid labelled alphanumerically. Printed by the Ordnance Survey. Includes a reference list showing the locations of enemy trenches, British front line, entanglements, enemy tracks, supply dumps, mine craters, trench railway among many other features. Also includes a glossary on the verso. Noted on map: "Trenches corrected to 10-2-17."

In Collection:
Creator Subject Language Identifier
  • Geographical Section, General Staff No. 3062
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sheet ; 68 x 93 cm
Alternative title
  • Lens. 36C S.W. a. Edition 8.A.
Edition
  • Edition 8.A.
Geographic Coverage Coordinates
  • 50.55696, 3.89946
Additional physical characteristics
  • Scale: 1:10,000
  • Lower left corner of map missing.
  • Pencil and ink annotations on verso of map.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Military History Collection
Provenance
  • Donor: A.G. Mitchell, Esq.
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 2018-042; File: Trench Maps; Item: sh. 36CSW1 1917 - Lens
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • March 2024
Technical note
  • Scanned on Betterlight/TTI (1/15; 283; copy4 tone; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
Rights
  • Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
DOI

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