BIGOT Top Secret D-Day map—Gold & Juno landing beaches—Nazi defences—20 May 1944

Second edition April 1944—BIGOT overprint information—Stop Press edition of 20 May 1944

Geographical Section General Staff (War Office). Compiled from Air photographs on a control provided by existing French Triangulation

Prepared by Geographical Section General Staff (War Office) from wartime Air Photographs

Fair: Two long, near-horizontal closed tears extending across much of the sheet, formerly misaligned and repaired on the verso with non-archival pressure-sensitive tape. The old tape has been removed, the tears correctly realigned, and the repairs reinforced on the verso with archival tape. Brown adhesive staining, or “tape burn”, remains along and adjacent to both tears and is visible on the recto. The edges of the sheet have likewise been strengthened on the verso with archival tape. Further fold wear, handling creases, light surface soiling and minor marginal wear. A small area of paper loss at the lower right corner, confined to the margin. Numerous manuscript annotations, apparently operational in character and including route and movement markings. Please note any other blemishes on the scan prior to purchasing this picture. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. The Defence overprint Legend is printed on the reverse side - see second image

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