Manual of Map Reading, Photo Reading and Field Sketching, August 1939, The War Office, Vintage Hardback

Manual of Map Reading, Photo Reading and Field Sketching, reprinted with amendments, August 1939, The War Office, HMSO, London. Hardback, 166 pages

This vintage hardback is illustrated throughout with diagrams and pull-outs in black and white and colour.
It is in fairly good used condition:
- the covers have wear, rubbing, marks, creasing on the spine, bumped corners and discolouration
- inside there is a name on the front flysheet
- there is some puckering on the inside covers
- some of the pages have some ruffling, and some indents from the pull-outs
- there is some minor foxing
- all the pull-outs are in good condition

Contents (Section titles):
Introduction
Part 1 - Map Reading
Map Reading
Definitions
Scales and Units
Conventional Signs
Relief and Its Representations
North Points
Systems of Reference
Setting the Map and Finding the Position on it
Copying and Enlarging a Map
The Service Protractor and the Prismatic Compass
Illustration of Military Reports
Part II - Photo Reading
Photo Reading
Use of a Simple Stereoscope
Part III - Field Sketching
Principles of Field Sketching
Plane Table Sketching
Prismatic Compass Sketching
Eye and Memory Sketching
Sketching from Air Photographs
Description of Instruments used in Field Sketching
Appendices:
Finding the True North From Sun or Star
Night Marching
Spelling of Place Names
Making a Strip Mosaic

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