Manual Of Map Reading And Field Sketching 1912

Manual Of Map Reading And Field Sketching 1912

Author: The War Office

Year: 1912

This manual is intended for the use of candidates for commissions in the regular army, cadets of the Royal Military Academy and of the Royal Military College, and for the instruction of officers and non-commissioned officers in map reading and in making field sketches for military purposes. All regimental officers must be so trained as to be proficient in the following subjects :— i. Map reading. ii. Map enlarging. iii. Adding topographical information to an existing map or to an enlargement. iv. A certain amount of sketching on blank paper. Selected officers, who show special aptitude in iv, should receive further instruction in sketching on blank paper (see Part 11). This publication was reprinted, with additions - 1914