Guest hinge Posted 3 May , 2006 Share Posted 3 May , 2006 I have recently found some trench maps which belonged to my great uncle who served in the Scots Guards in WW1. They are of the Ypres area, Westroosebeke and France. Are they of any great value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 3 May , 2006 Share Posted 3 May , 2006 This would actually be a great question for Dave (Croonaert). Hinge do you have a scanner, and possibly add a couple of images to the post? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 3 May , 2006 Share Posted 3 May , 2006 What are the details of the maps Hinge? (titles, editions, dates, scale etc.) Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hinge Posted 4 May , 2006 Share Posted 4 May , 2006 What are the details of the maps Hinge? (titles, editions, dates, scale etc.) Dave. The first one, Westroosebeke has the following details on the cover: 20.SE.3 Edition 2, A Scale 1:10,000 The Belgium one carries the words: Belgium, sheet 28 NW edition 6 A scale, 1:20,000 The third is of France and has grids marked upon it from A to Z. It does not carry the same details as the other two on its cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 4 May , 2006 Share Posted 4 May , 2006 The first one, Westroosebeke has the following details on the cover: 20.SE.3 Edition 2, A Scale 1:10,000 The Belgium one carries the words: Belgium, sheet 28 NW edition 6 A scale, 1:20,000 The third is of France and has grids marked upon it from A to Z. It does not carry the same details as the other two on its cover. Well there's nothing particularly rare there to be honest. 20.SE.3 (dated 6/7/17) probably values at approx £75 (later editions are more desireable) 28 NW (dated 30/6/17) is the "standard" pre-3rd Ypres 1:20,000 map for that area and, though commonly encountered, is quite collectable nonetheless. Probably values at approx £85 - £100. The third map sounds like a 1:40,000 map or even a 1:100,000 scale map . Which part of France does it cover? Dependant on area and scale, I'd value this at anywhere between £10 and £25. Hope this helps, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hinge Posted 10 May , 2006 Share Posted 10 May , 2006 Thanks Dave - very interesting. The French map is a different size and shape to the others, without the Trench Map title on the cover. The scale is indeed 1:40,000. It is edition 1 sheet 62 and is dated December 1917. The towns featured are, among others Peronne, Roisel, Tincourt and Le Mesnil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWills Posted 10 May , 2006 Share Posted 10 May , 2006 It's worth remembering that the provenance makes them more interesting as a group and if you have any interest in the war, its soldiers and their history you will want to keep and conserve them as being associated with your great uncle. Their family history association is something to be valued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hinge Posted 11 May , 2006 Share Posted 11 May , 2006 I agree - the provenance is very important. I never really knew my great uncle and he said very little of the war, even to my father. We didn't know of the existence of these maps until last week, when we unearthed them in a box of old ordnance survey maps of Scotland. Is there a museum of The Scot's Guards perhaps? Would they be interested in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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