38-42 Prizren

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Object number Section 38, No. 6
Object Map     
Description Coloured Map. Geripp. Tech. Aspir. V. Bittmann und Inst. Sold. J. Popp. Berichtigt bis 1915. Militargeographisches Institut.
Series Title Austrian Military Generalkarte of Central Europe (revised)
Place Prizren
Kosovo
Location
Publication Austrian Military Geographical Institute. 1915.
Scale 1:200,000
Coordinates 42 30 00 N; 019 50 00 E
41 30 00 N; 020 50 00 E
Notes The Austrian Generalkarte grid uses the Ferro Meridian which is approximately 18 degrees West of Greenwich. The line of longitude runs through the westernmost Canary Island, El Hierro (Ferro, or sometimes called the Meridian Island). This was a common Prime Meridian used in historical maps produced outside of the British Empire.