Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Fig. 15 ''Scene of the landing operations at the Dardanelles'', Daily Mail map of the
Dardanelles. Source MAPCO—Map and Plan Collective Online (free online download)
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This map had been annotated with 'travel line' from Paris to Marseilles to the
Dardanelles by its possible owner, H. Barrot. (This name was noted on the verso).
The map had a pencil line drawn over the shipping lines that were included in the
map. It traced his journey from Paris to the Dardenelles. It was a record of Barrot's
involvement in the preliminary movement of troops before the landings at
Gallipoli. The map is shown in Fig.
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. Detail from this map is shown in Fig.
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The discovery of this particular map led to a related field of research—''Per-
sonal Geographies of Warfare''—which will examine how individuals geograph-
ically recorded their wartime experiences using everyday artefacts.
5 Further Research: Personal Geographies of Warfare
The unfortunate consequence of any military engagement is the loss of life. Those
individuals whose sacrifice is generally lost in the accounting and reporting gen-
eralization of warfare 'disappear' without their contribution to a battle—and the
individual's departure from family and loved ones, related training, preparation,
