Url
	https://dhprojects.bc.edu/s/bcdh/item/1710
Resource class
	bibo:Map
Title
	Map of the Somme region
Subject
	Western Front
Description
	Published in December 1916, this map of the Somme region marks the Allied advances there during the previous five months. 
Overprinted blue lines give the successive front lines on the eve of the initial attack on 1 July, followed by 17 July, 13 September and 30 November. 
Red indicates the complex German trench systems facing the attack. These are especially prevalent to the north of the front line, where the British attack was the least successful. 
This map is unusual amongst military maps in that it was intended for public sale. Its production may well have been intended to emphasise the territorial gains (six miles in total) made during the offensive, and to justify the considerable human cost – over 400,000 British and dominion casualties – during what had become a controversial and highly criticised military operation.
Date
	1916-12
Type
	Map
War
	First World War
Century
	20th century
Decade material covers
	1910s
Battle
	Battle of the Somme
Army
	Great Britain
Contemporary Country
	France
Repository
	British Library
Collection in Repository
	World War One
Repository Item Record
	https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/map-of-the-somme-area-december-1916 British Library Item Record
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Rights
	With permission from the British Library

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