ERNEST HEMINGWAY Signed WWI German War Theater Map 28" x 34" from Personal Effects

1947. Original & Authentic Ernest Hemingway Signed WWI German War Theater Map measuring 28" x 34 1/2". Ernest Hemingway signed and dated 12th of December, 1947 at back panel w/reference to Berlin, Luxemburg, etc. Frameable, restored twenty-fold map w/hand written notes and original signature. Titled: "Flemmings Kriegskarte No. 24 Spezialkarte Der Südlichen Westfront". A 1918 World War I German 'Special Map of the Southern Westfront' by Julius Iwan Kettler and produced by the Carl Flemming company of Berlin and Glogau. Acquired from collector of Cuban related and Hemingway rarities in Miami, Florida whose grandfather collected these while in Cuba decades prior. An item from Hemingway's personal effects. It is estimated Hemingway had a collection of 4,000-6,000 books and other similar effects. Generally clean, very good w/adhesive to folds at back. Suitable for framing; posted folded as shown. A topographic map mounted on linen w/relief shown by spot heights. Includes legend and shows cities and villages, fortresses, roads, and railroads. Nations shown on this map are France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, etc. The Western Front or Western Theater was the main theatre of war during World War I. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne. Following the Race to the Sea, both sides dug in along a meandering line of fortified trenches, stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with France. This line remained essentially unchanged for most of the war. Insured post.. Signed by Subject. Map. Good.