Elements of military sketching and map reading (1917)
Barnes, John Bryson, 1876- · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 35
lination. Now drawa line in continuation of the N-S line of your compass.This line will be the magnetic meridian. In Fig. 16, a road A—B is plotted on the map; themagnetic N and S line is indicated. You are standingon the road and desire to orient the map. Lay thecompass on the map so that the N-S… … ORIENTATION 27 on the compass face. The map is now oriented, andA—B has the same direction as the road on the ground.When there is no meridian hne on the map (orwhen you have no compass or other means of orient-ing by using a meridian Hne), if you can locate on the (5Un)<-
Military topography · Maps, Military
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