Thanks everyone for your help, but I still need more help with this. We didn't have questions about the map contents per se. We're actually pretty good on the content. We already have a high-res map of our area, which is what would be printed. We just don't know what to print it on, and how to print it.

And I'm still not sure whether this would need to be on cloth, silk, or paper. But since no one seemed to know much about these even on a forum full of aviation experts, I'm guessing the materials won't be a major deal, as long as the map itself is good.

This sounds like a great idea Luthier. I am sure someone at the Imperial War Museum or RAF Museum, both in London, will have the answer to this.

Imperial War Museum London

Telephone: +44 20 7416 5320
Email: mail@iwm.org.uk
Web: www.iwm.org.uk

RAF Museum

Research requests via http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/enquiries.cfm
Email: london@rafmuseum.org
Telephone: +44 20 8205 2266

I live in London and am happy to make some calls if this helps.

PPanPan

... also Luthier, check out these dealers in old war maps. They may be able to help too:

http://www.aviation-antiques.com/maps-1.html - for example, see (BRITISH) WAR OFFICE 1942 LE HAVRE FRANCE, the last map on page 1

http://www.maps-charts.com/Maps_war.htm - see the last map on page 1, Skye and Outer Herbrides [Scotland], 4th ed. 1940, which is stated to be 'cloth backed'

Good luck

PPanPan

Hey not so fast, the experts don't usually arrive till page 9 or 10 of a thread:grin:

also, I'm pleased to learn that there will be a boxed version for purchase, thanks

in the map use NATO symbols? AMERICAN use nato symbol and GERMAN? wht symbol use to map? symbols
war.

"American use NATO"...I think NATO started much time after the war end:grin:

yes but American angloamerican or allied invade ITALY and use this symbol?
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:7...mpaigninSicily
this is ww2 not over ww2 time.

Somewhere I have a topographic map of the 1920's. It is paper sticked on linen. I will leave for the weekend now but when I'm back I will prepare some photos for you, Luthier.

If it's an escape and evasion map, it'll be usually be silk. If it's an aeronautical chart, it'll be on paper. You really do have some latitude on how it's printed - especially if you're not actually reproducing a period map.

I have a 1930's RAF map of the south east of England. It is paper on open weave linen. I am at work at the moment. I will post more details when I get home.

RedToo.