{"id":727,"date":"2014-07-08T23:30:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T06:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monova.ca\/greatwarchronicles\/?page_id=727"},"modified":"2016-07-07T16:22:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T23:22:41","slug":"maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monova.ca\/greatwarchronicles\/maps\/","title":{"rendered":"MAPS & DRAWINGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walter Draycott was trained as a military topographer, tasked with providing minutely precise drawings of significant battle fields. He kept a number of his original drawings, and after the War, arranged to have them printed, with added commentary. He also collected maps and air reconnaissance photos of the areas through which his unit travelled. Explore these, and other related maps from NVMA holdings, as they are posted here.<\/p>\n

First Contingent Canadian Expeditionary Force<\/h3>\n
\"FIRST<\/a>

\u201cA little over a month later, S.S.Grampian (bottom row, 4th from left) was back in Montreal, where Walter Draycott boarded her for his journey to Liverpool\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

Two Views of Ypres and surrounding countryside, from Walter Draycott\u2019s scrapbook<\/h3>\n
\"Ypres<\/a>

Ypres and surrounding countryside, from Walter Draycott\u2019s scrapbook<\/p><\/div>\n

\"<\/a>

View of Ypres and surrounding countryside, from Walter Draycott\u2019s scrapbook<\/p><\/div>\n

Ypres Ramparts<\/h3>\n
\"1916_

Ypres Ramparts used as Brigade headquarters.<\/p><\/div>\n

Vimy<\/h3>\n
\"1916-Somme

Residence of Town Major Neuville S Vaast NearArras<\/p><\/div>\n

Ypres<\/h3>\n
\"1916-Ypres\"

Valley Cottages from Zillbeke<\/p><\/div>\n

Map of Bridgnorth<\/h3>\n

\"map_of_bridgnorth\"<\/p>\n

North of Pozieres<\/h3>\n
\"North

Sketch of Country to North of Pozieres<\/p><\/div>\n

Residence of Town Major<\/h3>\n
\"residence_1916\"

Neuville S Vaast NearArras<\/p><\/div>\n

Ypres salient<\/h3>\n
\"Panorama

Panorama of Northern end of Ypres salient<\/p><\/div>\n

Vimy Ridge<\/h3>\n
\"Vimy

Sketch taken from Pont Street trench, Old French trenches in foreground<\/p><\/div>\n

Looking South<\/h3>\n\"1917\"\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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