Pinsk, Dawidgrodek, Kowel, Dombrowica, Luck, Ostrog [WWI Map of the Pripyat Marshes]
$800.00
Precise WWI cartography covering much of the Pripyat Marshes.
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Description
This detailed topographic map offers a glimpse into the harsh and unforgiving terrain of the Pripyat Marshes, a vast, lowland region (around 20,000 square miles) straddling modern-day Belarus and Ukraine. Despite the presence of a handful of rail lines and established roads, the territory’s numerous peat bogs, marshes, flood plains, and scattered heavy forests made transit by large armies next to impossible. It did offer excellent cover for partisan or guerrilla activities, which irregular Russian forces used to full advantage.
The map was published in 1916 by the Cartographic Department of the Deputy General Staff of the German Army. This example may have been owned by a veteran. Hastily scribbled pencil on the back, only partially legible, mentions dangerous places from which one was warned to stay away.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1916
Author: Cartographic Department of the Deputy General Staff of the German Army
Sheet Width (in): 41.25
Sheet Height (in): 47.25
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Large lithographed map printed on a single sheet, folded into 18 segments. Moderate wear in the margins, including wrinkling, creased corners, and scattered soiling (see upper and lower edges for worst examples). Further minor wrinkling at fold joints and some surface residue on the verso that does not affect the image. Good to very good condition overall.
$800.00
1 in stock