| Place | Asia: Turkey, Canakkale Province, Gallipoli Peninsula |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/2316.294.001 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Item |
| Measurement | Overall: 42.3 cm x 53.6 cm |
| Object type | Map |
| Maker |
Printing Section, G.H.Q., Mediterranean Expeditionary Force |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Monash, Sir John KCMG KCB, (General, b.1865 - d.1931) - Gallipoli Peninsula
Description
A black and white hand drawn map titled 'Gallipoli Peninsula' covering the area around Achi Baba in Gallipoli. Scale not given, possibly 1:40,000, Printing Section G.H.Q. M.E.F., 1915. Map features roads, trenches, camps, gun batteries, buildings, rivers, vegetation, and other significant locations. Annotations include '30', '50', 'Battery of 6 Howitzers', 'Strongly entrenched positions covering river mouth', 'concealed battery', 'The whole valley strongly entrenched', 'clump of trees & possibly gunpits', 'stream dry in dry weather', and 'emplacements'.