We have a number of WW2 series, esp. British and German, for which some sheets are printed on the backs of others (either earlier eds of the same series, or completely different series). Most have been overprinted with a large X on the obsolete side.
We have not tried to identify or catalogue the sheets on the obsolete side, but they may well fill gaps in existing series we have.
Brendan Whyte
National Library of Australia
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:34:17 -0500
From: "Zellmer, Linda" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: AMS Maps printed on captured maps?
Hello,
While working on cataloging the collection here at WIU, I found a map of
part of the port of Hamburg, Germany printed on what appears to be a German
Anschluss map of an area in Scotland. Since most of my experience has been
with the AMS topo sets, I am wondering if anyone else has run across this.
The German side of the map has a blue X across the map. Because it was so
odd, I decided to keep the map.
I am planning to give a talk about the World War II era maps that we have
in our collection before the end of the semester. We are not open evenings,
so I cannot do a talk closer to D-Day, but they are a resource that I would
like to share with our wider community. Of course this unusual map will be
included.
Linda Zellmer
P.S. I assume that at the time it was cheaper to use the paper on hand than
to ship paper from the U.S. to print maps, thus the double printing.
--
Linda Zellmer
Government Information & Data Services Librarian
Liaison to Natural & Physical Sciences & Agriculture
415 Malpass Library
Macomb, IL 61455
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Phone: 309-298-2723 <callto:309-298-2723>
Fax: 309-298-2791 <callto:309-298-2791>
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:52:47 +0000
From: "Ratliff, Louise" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: AMS Maps printed on captured maps?
Hi Linda,
At UCLA I have seen a few of these maps that were printed on the verso of some different map. I think you are correct that there was a shortage of paper, so they used what they could find to print new versions of maps. (Sorry but I don’t recall which maps I saw; it was a few years ago.)
--Louise
Louise Ratliff
Social Sciences and Map Catalog Librarian
UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center
2400 Life Sciences Building
Box 957230
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7230
(310)206-5853
From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Zellmer, Linda
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 8:34 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: AMS Maps printed on captured maps?
Hello,
While working on cataloging the collection here at WIU, I found a map of part of the port of Hamburg, Germany printed on what appears to be a German Anschluss map of an area in Scotland. Since most of my experience has been with the AMS topo sets, I am wondering if anyone else has run across this. The German side of the map has a blue X across the map. Because it was so odd, I decided to keep the map.
I am planning to give a talk about the World War II era maps that we have in our collection before the end of the semester. We are not open evenings, so I cannot do a talk closer to D-Day, but they are a resource that I would like to share with our wider community. Of course this unusual map will be included.
Linda Zellmer
P.S. I assume that at the time it was cheaper to use the paper on hand than to ship paper from the U.S. to print maps, thus the double printing.
--
Linda Zellmer
Government Information & Data Services Librarian
Liaison to Natural & Physical Sciences & Agriculture
415 Malpass Library
Macomb, IL 61455
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Phone: 309-298-2723<callto:309-298-2723>
Fax: 309-298-2791<callto:309-298-2791>
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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:20:18 +0000
From: Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: AMS Maps printed on captured maps?
I have some 1943 1:250,000 topographic maps of Germany that were published by the (British?) War Office. They are printed on old maps. The verso of one is a German map of Newcastle with a red X on it. Another has a German topo map of Scotland on the verso. It is not x’ed out, but the original sheet was trimmed to the correct size for the War Office Map. I was told that these maps were produced during a paper shortage in WWII. I have them in my “curiosities” awaiting collection development decisions” pile.
Kathy Stroud
David and Nancy Petrone Map/GIS Librarian Knight Library
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
541-346-3051
“A map is not just a picture—it’s also the data behind the map, the methodology used to collect and parse that data, the people doing that work, the choices made in terms of visualization and the software used to make them.”
From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Ratliff, Louise
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 8:53 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: AMS Maps printed on captured maps?
Hi Linda,
At UCLA I have seen a few of these maps that were printed on the verso of some different map. I think you are correct that there was a shortage of paper, so they used what they could find to print new versions of maps. (Sorry but I don’t recall which maps I saw; it was a few years ago.)
--Louise
Louise Ratliff
Social Sciences and Map Catalog Librarian
UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center
2400 Life Sciences Building
Box 957230
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7230
(310)206-5853
From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> On Behalf Of Zellmer, Linda
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 8:34 AM
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: AMS Maps printed on captured maps?
Hello,
While working on cataloging the collection here at WIU, I found a map of part of the port of Hamburg, Germany printed on what appears to be a German Anschluss map of an area in Scotland. Since most of my experience has been with the AMS topo sets, I am wondering if anyone else has run across this. The German side of the map has a blue X across the map. Because it was so odd, I decided to keep the map.
I am planning to give a talk about the World War II era maps that we have in our collection before the end of the semester. We are not open evenings, so I cannot do a talk closer to D-Day, but they are a resource that I would like to share with our wider community. Of course this unusual map will be included.
Linda Zellmer
P.S. I assume that at the time it was cheaper to use the paper on hand than to ship paper from the U.S. to print maps, thus the double printing.
--
Linda Zellmer
Government Information & Data Services Librarian
Liaison to Natural & Physical Sciences & Agriculture
415 Malpass Library
Macomb, IL 61455
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Phone: 309-298-2723<callto:309-298-2723>
Fax: 309-298-2791<callto:309-298-2791>
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