{"title":"Cavehill","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"belfast-whitewell-rathcoole-troubles-military-town-plan-mod-re-1972-old-map-p-8-007254","title":"Belfast—Whitewell \u0026 Rathcoole—Troubles military town plan—MOD—RE 1972 old map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBelfast town plan 1:2,500 — Sheet 114-13 [Cavehill, Whitewell, Rathcoole \u0026amp; Belfast Zoo]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Troubles-era British Army map of Cavehill and Whitewell, prepared by the Royal Engineers and printed in July 1972, during an era of frequent IRA attacks on soldiers and police. This early military adaptation of Ordnance Survey mapping addresses a practical security problem: helping troops unfamiliar with Belfast identify individual premises and navigate densely built neighbourhoods. Its 1:2,500 detail records individual houses, gardens, schools, wooded ground and the M2 motorway approaches, with a prominent numbered grid for unambiguous position reports and coordinating patrols. Compiled in September 1971 from the 1965 civilian survey and updated information, it captures north Belfast near the beginning of the Army’s prolonged deployment. The military reference grid and revisions distinguish it from the underlying civilian survey.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231681892699,"sku":"P-8-007254","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-8-007254a.jpg?v=1790885172"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/collections\/cavehill.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}