OTTOMAN WORLD WAR I NAVAL BATTLE MAP [Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby] A rare and intriguing contemporary map of the raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on December 1914, which was a prelude for the Battle of Dogger Bank (1915), one of the most important naval battles of World War I, was printed in Ottoman script.

Verlag: [Probably Istanbul]. Circa 1915

Beschreibung

Lithograph on thick paper Large map surface approx 42.5 x 40 cm (16.5 x 15.8 inches). In very good condition. A number of folds. Map lightly tanned. Else a clean example. This intriguing map was printed in Ottoman script, shortly after the Battle of Dogger Bank (January 24, 1915), a consequential naval altercation between Britain?s Royal Navy and the German Kaiserlichen Marine, during the early period of World War I. It showcases the prelude of the battle, when on December 16, 1914, following the the British success at the Battle of Heligoland Bight (here showcased on the right-hand side), the German Navy approached the British coast and in the morning of December 16 attacked killing 108 and wounding 525 civilians in the raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 93416

Bibliografische Details

Titel: OTTOMAN WORLD WAR I NAVAL BATTLE MAP [Raid ...

Verlag: [Probably Istanbul]. Circa 1915