| Symbols
Used on the Maps: |
| Please
note that these map symbols have been derived from the maps in McMaster
University Library's collection, many of which have been hand annotated. |
Symbols vary, especially on maps from the earlier part of the war. As
the war progressed more and more symbols began to be standardized. For
these reasons, the ones shown here in no way represent a complete or definitive
list, but instead are provided as an aid in interpreting the maps in our
collection. |
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| Craters: |
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Regular |
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| Fortified |
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| Organised Shell Holes |
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| Pits: |
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Uncovered |
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| Covered |
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| With Machine Gun |
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| Dumps: |
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Supply |
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| Ammunition |
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| Unknown |
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| Large (area outlined) |
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| Headquarters: |
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Corps |
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| Division |
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| Other |
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| Arms: |
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Machine Gun |
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| Trench Mortar |
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| Anti - Aircraft Gun |
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| Tank Gun |
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| Structures: |
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Church |
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| Mill |
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| Single Huts or Shelters |
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| Concrete Enforced |
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| Earthworks |
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| Entanglement |
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| Red Cross Station |
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| Communications: |
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Lamp Signal Station |
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| Telegraph Centre |
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| Buried Cable or Pipe |
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| Airfields: |
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Balloon, Normal Point of Ascent |
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| Balloon, Bed or Shed |
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| Aerodrome |
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| Air Line |
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| Posts: |
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Listening |
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| Observation |
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| Sentry |
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| Roads: |
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1st Class, Fenced |
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| 1st Class, Unfenced |
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| 2nd Class, Fenced |
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| 2nd Class, Unfenced |
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| 3rd Class, Fenced |
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| 3rd Class, Unfenced |
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| Foot Path |
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| Cart Track |
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| Bridges: |
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Foot |
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| Traffic |
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| Rail |
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| Railways: |
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Double Gauge |
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| Single/Normal Gauge |
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| Light Metre Gauge |
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| Trench Tramway (Temporary) |
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| Proposed |
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| Disused |
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| Water: |
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Ditch With Water |
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| Flooded Areas |
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| Dam |
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| Causeway |
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| Other: |
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Area of Activity |
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