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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10562209939748 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1451 |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Army, RNZAF, Navy |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
MANUAL OF MAP READING, PHOTO READING, AND FIELD SKETCHING
by The War Office
DESCRIPTION
Format: small cloth board hardcover
Published: The War Office 1929
Size (mm): 135 w x 215 h x 20 d
Pages: 160
SKU: A5/2606/U317
ABOUT
A structured guide designed to train soldiers in the essential visual interpretive skills needed for navigation, reconnaissance, and battlefield reporting.
It begins with the fundamentals of military map reading—scales, contours, conventional signs, gradients, and the practical use of compass and protractor—always emphasising accuracy, speed, and the ability to interpret terrain from symbolic representation. A major portion of the manual is devoted to air photo reading, reflecting the growing importance of aerial reconnaissance after the First World War.
The final section covers field sketching, instructing soldiers in rapid, disciplined drawing techniques for recording terrain, routes, and tactical features when maps or photographs are insufficient.
Includes diagrams, fold-out maps.
CONDITION
Excellent, complete and intact with light wear/marks/damage on covers and page edges, stamped, pages reasonably clean with the odd mark.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce
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