Waddington's silk map

John Waddington Ltd.1941/1944

Leeds Museums & Galleries
United Kingdom

This silk handkerchief map was produced for use by servicemen, 1941-1944. One side shows shows the Mediterranean and the reverse shows North Africa, including Libya and Algeria. Libya is shown as an Italian territory. Maps of this sort were printed by John Waddington Ltd., Leeds, and sometimes smuggled to prisoners of war inside board games such as Monopoly.

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Title: Waddington's silk map
Creator: John Waddington Ltd.
Date Created: 1941/1944
Location Created: Leeds
Physical Dimensions: object height: 520mm, object width: 460mm
Subject Keywords: Social history
Type: Handkerchief
Medium: Textile, silk

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