Description: Amsterdam Berlin Warsaw Minsk - RAF 'Silk' Map Pilot Escape 1953 37" x 26" New These maps originated during WW2 for pilots who might be downed, and continued in use for navigation etc. They were compact, lightweight, detailed, easy to read, and extremely durable. They look and feel a lot like silk, and that's their colloquial name, but they were actually made from rayon. This is an original; not a reproduction. This particular one was printed in 1953. This map shows the North European area from Amsterdam to Berlin on one side, and the East European area from Berlin to Minsk on the other side. So covering an enormous area of WW2 battlegrounds. Size is 37" x 26". Scale is 1:1,000,000 so 1" is approx 16 miles, and 1/16" (which you can discern) is 1 mile so even villages show up. There's a tremendous amount of detail including towns, roads, rivers, streams, swamps etc. and contour lines all clearly visible. See the detail pictures. Silk maps were issued by the US and British Armies and Air Forces. This one is from the British General Staff Geographical Service so most likely Royal Air Force. Listed as "New" because there's no apparent wear, it was certainly never used, and the bright colors and finish are very little changed from new. All such maps are heavily creased because they were delivered and have been stored that way. If desired eg. for framing, ironing should fix a lot of that.
Price: 90 USD
Location: Avondale, Arizona
End Time: 2024-10-29T17:44:38.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
