| Collection type | Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Cartes Taride (Firm); Edwards, Sydney.; |
| Call Number | Escape Map Collection |
| Document type | Cartographic Material |
| Year | [1914?] |
| Pagination | 1 map : col. ; 54 x 63 cm. |
| Publisher | A. Taride, |
| Note | FIRST only. French road map of southern Germany and Austria used by 2364 Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) Sydney Edwards, the first Australian to make a successful escape to Switzerland during World War I. On the map Edwards plotted his route from Lechfeld POW Camp, just south of Augsburg, to the Swiss frontier near Schaffhausen, a distance of 160 kilometres which he travelled on foot from 29 April to 9 May 1918. Includes, in the margin, Edwards' handwritten notes describing his progress and conditions along the way. |
| Place made | Paris |
Allemagne du sud et Autriche [cartographic material] : grands itineraires pour automobiles = Sud-Deutschland und Oesterreich : grosse Reisefuhrer fur Automobile / editeur, A. Taride.
Shelf Items
| Barcode | Call Suffix | Volume | Part | Year | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escape Map Collection | A12 D5 | On Shelf |