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Postcard - 'Les Cartes du Front', A. Hatier, visa no.8, World War I

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Title
Postcard - 'Les Cartes du Front', A. Hatier, visa no.8, World War I
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--Sources
Military history
War stories, Australian
Correspondence
Maps
Category
3. World War I
Place of Publication
Paris
Place
Paris
Publisher
A Hatier
Current holder
Museums Victoria Collections
Date
1915
Link
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1722044
Item number
HT 27733
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
France
Language
French
Description from source
13.9 mm (Width), 9.5 mm (Height). Printed postcard map titled 'Les Cartes du Front' published by A. Hatier, 8 Rue d'Assas, Paris, depicting the area of the Western Front during the First World War from the northern French coastline through to the Swiss border. Although the front line itself is not marked, all the major towns and cities along the front are shown, as are the country borders in the area for France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Germany. There is an index numbered 1 to 12 in the upper right corner of the image.

Recto, index titled, upper rh corner: Les CARTES du FRONT./ Prox: 0 fr. 15 Recto, text, lower lh corner: Visa No 8-Autorisse et deposse/ A. HATIER, Editeur, 8 Rue d' Assas-Paris Reto, text, lower rh corner: PRIX: 0 15 centimes Verso, heading text, upper margin: CORRESPONDANCE DES ARMEES/ FRANCHISE MILITAIRE Verso, body text, upper: Partie Reservee a la Correspondance/ Adresse du Destinataire Verso, body text, lh column: Nom et adresse/ de/ l'Expediteur Verso, body text, rh column: Nom/ Grade/ ou/ Emploi/ a/ (1) Ville et Departement ou Secteur
Physical format
Postcards