GSGS maps

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  1. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    I should have mentioned that it was not easy in finding a shop, or company who would scan the original paper maps at A1 size.

    I finally found a shop that charged £5.00 a map which is a fair price in my eyes. Some company's wanted £10.00 & upwards. How much?:mad: After I'd made a mess of the originals, I then got the scans printed off at a peanut price & started again. Each map is 27" by 23". The reprints are of a thin card, or more like a blotting paper. Much double-sided tape was used, loads of blades & a long straight edge. If you don't have a understanding wife, or partner then don't attempt it? Never mind hanging it on any wall.;)

    The title of the eight maps are: ARDEA, APRILIA, LE CASTELLA, TORRE S. LORRENZO, CAMPO DI CARNE ( The Plain of Flesh), CARANTO, NETTUNO & BORGO SABOTTINO. Running from west, to east & then south. They are to the scale 1:25,000.
    The file below is a complete map. Notice the red vertical line. Its tells you all the different types of trees. Click-on image.

    Stu.
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  2. 8RB

    8RB Well-Known Member

    Now completed: series of 65 wartime GSGS maps, showing the 8th Rifle Brigade's (11th Armoured Division) route, from Normandy to the Baltic, from 13 June 1944 to 8 May 1945. All 65 can be seen at http://8thriflebrigade.co.uk/maps/ Many thanks to Richard Lewis for the GSGS maps Excel resource document!!!

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  3. Richard Lewis

    Richard Lewis Member

    Very impressive 8th Rifle Brigade site. Well done Ronald. Some maps shown that I don't have on my list, including the elusive Amiens town plan!

    Richard
     
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  4. 8RB

    8RB Well-Known Member

    Thanks for your comment on Home - 8th Rifle Brigade!

    The Amiens town plan was indeed difficult to get hold of. I really wanted it, for Don Gillate's autobiography "With the 8th Rifle Brigade from Normandy to the Baltic", which I finally got published last year. Don's section of carriers, under Sgt. Triggs MM, took the bridge over the river Somme at Amiens. In the end, I got the file through the National Library of Australia! It was taken from "Through-way town plans of France", volume 1.
     
  5. zola1

    zola1 Member

    Never mind hanging it off of the wall in the stairwell..all 15ft of them !!! when the wife was at her mums!
     
  6. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Has life jogs-on.. I still need them maps of San Marino.
    Derrick, I'm sure you would not get away with it? I'm running out of space on the other side of the stairwell wall. The other side has a huge England flag. Its done some globe-trotting. I've forgotten which Countries its been with me.;)

    The Old-queen got busy a few years ago on the sewing machine. Its not been to Italy with me. Edit.. It did many miles in the back of my wagon..
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    Stu.
     
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  7. ploughman

    ploughman Junior Member

    Recently became aware of GSGS in regard to maps.
    What does it mean?
    Is it applicable to all military mapping or just WW2?

    I ask because I have an amount of UK maps with GSGS printed on them with numbers 1 to 5 following.
    Also some BAOR 1980's maps, not sure if they have GSGS on them though.

    I have a list if anyone is interested.
     
  8. Tony56

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  9. ploughman

    ploughman Junior Member

    There must be another meaning for GSGS probably for later maps especially 1970's onwards.
    As the maps I have have just the initials GSGS and a single number after between 1 and 5
    I think they may be a form of revision number as the higher numbers are for locations of more note than those with lower numbers.
     
  10. idler

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