CONFIDENTIAL!

LIST
OF

CONVENTIONAL SIGNS
AND
iiiii

ABBREVIATIONS
IN

USE ON

FRENCH AND GERMAN MAPS

Compiimcnts
of

COMPILED BY

SECOND SECTION, GENERAL STAFF

(TOPOGRAPHY)

REPRODUCED AT

CENTRAL MAP REPRODUCTION PLANT ENGINEER SCHOOL

WASHINGTON BARRACKS.
1918
D. C.

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CONVENTIONAL SIGNS
AND

ABBREVIATIONS
IN

USE ON

FRENCH AND GERMAN

MAPS

c*

War
The
from
following

Department,

lVasfiinj(ton, July 17, igi8.

list

of conventional signs and abbreviations

is

reprinted

a similar

pamphlet compiled by the Second Section, General Suff (Topo-

graphy) of the American Expeditionary Forces.

abbreviations
in

The

conventional signs and

use on the French

maps

will

hereafter be used

on

nil

battle

maps;

that

is,

maps used
in the

for the training of troops during States.

the present emer-

gency, prepared

United

This pamphlet does not revoke or su-

persede "Conventional Signs, U. S.

1912),

Army Maps" (W. D. Document 418

in

of

nor the conventional signs published as Figures 48 to 67

to

the

"Engineer Field Manual," which will continue Military Maps of the United States

govern

the

Permanent

By order of

the

SECRETARY OF WAR:

Peyton
Official

C.

March,
.;'

General, Chief

Staff.

H.

P.

McCain,

Th( Adjutant General.

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Various works and parts

of a

prepared terrain

Twrnowt in

Wire entanglements Cb commiinioation trench

xxxxxxxx

Steps to^et in or out of a communication or fire trench

Crossing in a comniu?iica,tio7i or fire trench

Shelter
r^=gi

of Battal'UJn

&
s

of Regiment
Post of Cojnmanden of Brigade

of Division _ of Army Corps

Infantry observing post

fOccu/pi^d Artillery observing post <

A
\Frepared

(Occupied
Prepared
{Occupied
-T

Emplacement for trench mortarsl

[Prepared
Cartridge

.^

Munition

depots..

Gj^e nodes

Trench engines

-Tr

Depot of tools and materials

Subsistence depot

m
[3

Water swppUes
Dressing
stati/jns

PSs

Headquarters and Staffs

Commandiji^ Gcnerai
((}eneral HeadquwrtGrs)

^Q^
(^^s
.

HtacUiuarters of oroup of ourmies

RecuiqiiwT'ters

2^

Army.

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"

Director of SubppLy Servioe 2l^ Jinny.

Ileadqucurters 7^

Jrmy

Corps

^""^PT

Army Corps} Army Cor})s) P|? HecvcUjUAjirters 53^^ Divisiorv(S^^ of the Army Corpsf f^ Heddquariers 65^ Sep an cite Division ^^
HeuAlquarters
S':^

Division (h^ of the

HecbdAfu^arters

^^

Divisiorh(2^y^'

of the

Headqucurtors

^'^^

Cavalry Division

Staff

^rjih

Infantry Brigade

Staff 3^^ Cavalry Bmgade.

^ K
25

Infantry
Company of Irvfardry Company of Chasseurs
Growp of Cyclists
Battalioro of lnfwntry._
.

^ @

Battalion of Chasseurs

Cavalry
Sqwadron of Cavalry
Regiment of CoA^alry

Small group

Artillery
Group in park.

Emplacement.
of Field Batterp.
of BaUert/
95.

Occupied

Prepared
...tj
.

...6

of Battery 100.
of Battery 105.^ of Battery 120 L.(long.)_

...6
...a

...6 ...6
....fi

ofBaMery 155
of battery

L. Hong.)-

IW C. {short),
C. (shoH.).
220..

of Battery 155
of Battery

of Battery 270.

of Battery S70.
caliber in centhncters)

Special typesdiith India ttion of

1
.

66

Antiaircraft station.

f
# SMI
41

Infantry nunntion section.

Artillery niuvition section
Section o/
'

SMA

p(( rk

AHillery park, army corps (h* echelon.)Artillery park,

QD

army

corps

(2^'^ echelon.).

rmn
(D

Echelon o/ main

artillery

park

Echelon along the road

When

movable.

Di

Intermediate depoti Heavy Artillery.)

Park (Heavy

Artillery.)

C3P

KngiiKH^i's

Company of Engineers
Search light section
Tele0'aph detachinent of army corps Telegraph section Clruiy)

^
%

Telegraph section of Ji*"-i Hut Field radio station

^
park

Bridge equipage

Army
Army

corps engineer

engineer parli

Medical Service
Ambulance
Hospital section

+
(TH
ryi

Group of stretcher hearers

Evacuation hospital
Secti4)n

[S

of evacucition hospital

@
Q)
^3^

Reserve personnel

Reserve material
Hospital in railroad station

w
%"^

Sanitary train

AA^ation
Sqwadron.
JvicbtioTi
I

(iixt)!

park.

'

^^

'

Bombing group..
Park of bombing
Landi ng
Captive
fitld.
-

group..

tJ

balloon,..

Automobile Service
Seotion supplying fresh nieat.^

^^
^ n> P-^ ^ >
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Sanitary

section- automobile.

Section, for trn.nsportation.

of material

Section for transportation of personnel.

Section of automobile park

<g)

r^

Service of Administration and Supply

Section of subsistence supply train
Section of auxiliary subsistence supply train.
Cattle

^P
C^
.

park

S
-'^^^

Army field bakery.

Miscellaneous
Regimental
Field,

train.

dl% remount depot Headquarters of advanced base beyond rail-headk

10

20.000
dcmm

5,00 c

CITY TOWN
Commune
Hamlet

4o 30 225
15

CITY TOWN
Commune
Hamlet

eo
40 30

CITY
Hamlet

eo
eo
35

TOWN

Commune

zo

25

FOREST Woods 30
Woods
Woods
Woods
30

FOREST
i
I

FOREST
WoodSso

70 and Over

Woods
Woods
Woods
Woods

40

30

Woods
Woods
^1

40
s>^

sps-g

20
i5i

30
as! i

Woods

LARGE RiVER.^^r,
River.
Cane/,
aotois

Lake Eoic\5 lo Brook, Pond drook.Pond

Foot bridge, chapel,
j

LARGE RI\/ER._.s LARGERIVER 50 River 25to2o River, 35 30 Ji Canalidke 251020 Canal. Lake
TO
I

S5:

is

Brook. Pond^

Various inscriptions
Gemetery_
to

Sawmi'I, sugar mill. brick yard gradfj crossing _io

Spring,
tartr,^ Hiil

176-iO

imporran* irerches.

12

Sma'ifi'c ^;ench^s,cs^<rf

unlcaticn trenches-_iO Wc rk s i2.5

SCALE

1:80,000 and Black 1:50,000 French

Maps

r Xational
Sunken
Alu'ays

Highway.

Department roads
Eleoated
fxi-ssablc

(rcgu hi rlij rep<i ired)

Wagon
lioiKis

.Vut alivai/s iidHHnhli'

(/

rrcQuhirln

rep'firr(f}

Dirt road

and

trail

i i

iH it

nn M
i

ii

Foot pa th
Forest path

Ahan doit ed
Single track,

Standard guage
.

m ^

fa

Em hankments
Railways

TunneC

Viaduct

Culvert

Tunnel, Viaduct
{

'#
Grade

Road

crossings.

Xarrow gauge and

Dunvniyy
lilies

^
m
i

^^ ^^

Under

Overhead

.V

Hl ii

M ii MUM IMMMMMIC'.

KaHonal
Department
lioundaiv
Liiu-

Arrou disseniant
Canto}!
Corivmun*-.

12

SCALE

1:80,000 and Black 1:50,000 French

^
Large River

Maps

Creek
Intermittent Stream

Waterfall

C&scade

Important navi^ahle canaL

,yavigable canal

Irrigation Ditch

AquediLct

OpetK

CorarecL

Ditch,

Dike

Hydrogaphy<

Canal

Lake

Pond

ec^
Pool, Reservoir, Cistern

c->

SCALE

1:80,000 and Black 1:50,000 French

Church, steeple or belfry harbor lights

Maps
o

light hniose,

Chapel or hermitage, Oratory, important tontb

Crucifix, Cross staiue of virgin.
^

tijmJ),

Cemetery
Chateo^u or
la,rge

housi

Farmhouse
House or isolated
stru-cture

monument or
Works and \^ Str\ictures ^

Beacon, chimney tower

Wind Mill

MiM (waterpower)Ironworks, factory (hydraulic power)

""

Factory
(nonhydraiol'ic power)

Telegraph se^naphore
Cave,

underground quarry,

den, mine, shaft. entra,nce to gallery

Lime-kiln, plastsr-hilv

Fountain,

well,

spring

Ruins

SCALE

1:80,000 and Black 1:50.000 French

Maps

Stone

Ditch
Felices
v

Bank
Hedge.
Trees

Belfry, church, lighthouse

Chapel
Triangukution points
Geodetic
T'oints

-^236

Secondwry points
Xote

':

The figures which accompany the symbols above, express in meters the height above the
level

of the sea.

-PREFECTURES
2"

sous PREFECT <%>

Clfissificatiorv

of place names-

<;

CANTON
Coinmune

15

SCALE

1:80,000 arid Black 1:50,000 French

Maps

Fortified City

Walled city and old fort

Works ana
Structures

Modern fort, battery and intrench ment _

Uvftrotected City

Village

Woodland, deciduous,

trees

Woodland,

evergreen'.
kh
'

Brush _

SCALE

i.80,000

and Black 1:50.000 French Maps

' Cultioated

Ef
rr/firiT!?.*'','.X!!.'?r'.i:
,',,''

mm dated

Orchard.s

Hedges ufid garde ru

Peat

bos'-'

Laud
(

laesif icat ioi)

y
Swam
!

j t

-"St

-*--

J}

Salt

Jtfar.sh

Vnculti rated land

and

cUf'f

Sand dunes and sand

Reef.';

above

and under

water

Mountains

SCALE 1:200,000
Js'ational Highwcuys Regularly maintained always passable ~

WAGON

ROADS

Jrreguiarly mainytainecb passahility wrvcertairt/

Dirt roads
Importairit by-roads.

StandAwd Gauge
track

dowble.

Railways

i<,taiidard
,

Gauge

single

track
Jfarrow Gauge,

tramway

Mamgahle cwnal^

Large River-

Hydrographic

<

.Kote:

x-Bridge 6-rord
H-Skiff

The isolated bridges and' tliose serving the dirt rottds are the only ones shown'

B-Ferry
r-Aer/af

Ferry

J^ation.

++

+ + +

+ +

BOUNDARIES OF
Departinent.
+

- +-

+-+

I^CALE
Chwrdh
vilUi^e

:200,000
Colo Qi

Symbol

iiv

Isolxited oh/urf>h or chapel

] nhporto/iU

Shrine

((ha tie

Observcutory tower
Works and
Structures
^

-4
-

Rmmv
Foresiers house.

Wind miU
Water power
mill,

saw mill
-re

Works, FaA>tory
Fortificoytions

Elevatioro fi^wres

FU^wres of popu/UUioTV hi
thouusa nds

Clby

VILLE.VILLE.
city,

Small
Classification
of

Market

town'

PETITE VILLE,BOURG.
Village,

VUAaie,

Commune, Fort

Commune, Fort.

^Mouut'oAn. Forest, LarSe River

\Ha>ml-et,

v,ontaqne Foret,

neuve

Place

Names

Important, River, Woods - Hameau, Riviere importante,B

.

Small Mt.,HiU
Glacier,

Cliff,

Peak

Mont, Col.Rocher. Pic.

Glacier, Lac.

Lake

LEGEND FOR MAP OF SUPPLY SYSTEM OF FRENCH ARMY

Front
Limit of a rill ij
s/'ctor^
W//MM/////////////

Cb/ti/

Limit anil
Standard gau^e

Jirn'

of itnpe zone
iia
ii

BLUE

Sia II fhtrd

iie

RED

Rat ion
fit pot-

rc/il/ifiii

point (jrith

Rwy

Station.

for rrseri'c stori'sjiiSfcl as refit ling point uiUiont depot for reserve stores
traction

Animal

1 1

ff0
ftCD

Mechanical traction
Important station
Secondary station Secondary station with
()0 cjn.

Railway telephone connection gauge Siding (dead end) Rail dump

,

-t
DR.
RED

RCO

Unloading platform
Inqjortant station with

unloading platform

Infantry Cavalry^ Horse drawn vehicles and small ainbulances

UiMSsinjrs for

Inf.

RED

Cav.

RED

VH.
RED
NED

Heavy

artillery with

indications of type ,fA'^B'C'CA.LG.?. V. A. 7 ton trucks and aiito.s

9 ton trucks and autos

V. V.

A.
A.IO

RED
RED

10 ton trucks and autos

Road

ballast

dump

LEGE.VD FOH

MAP OF SUPPLY SYSTEM OF FREXCH ARMY

dump
ffCD

Artillery
Artillery

Ammunition depot ^m m iinition distribution

.

center

Engineer dumpEngineers
4

m
X

Engineer park^

Corps Engineer parti

Medieit I- Hospital section

Clothing-depot

Slaughter house for army

Filling station

t'T""

oHctn

Watering trough

(MUH

Water Supply for

Hospitals
j

Heavy

artillery

and Camps and light

railroads
^

.0
. _
iixum

Water supply depot

(One u*ay traffic

Two way traffui Tliree way traffic

LEGEXB FOR MAP OF BOMBARDMENT OBJECTIVES

Aviation Parks from photographs
Aviation Parks from documents

o
,

Railroad stations

Standard Gauge

Narrow Oaug^

Yarrow Gauge, location doubtfwl

21

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LEGE.KD FOR

MAP OF
l/mboi

E^^'EMY FIRST POSITU.WS. The trenches and covered commiLmixitions

are indicated by 0reen h^chin^

Du'gouts, ceila-rs aiul inhahited hxiwses-

Machine iuns

in th^' open
GREEN
Jf

Machine 0uns
37

rider cover

RED

mm. Gun

Observing post.

Trench mortar in the open

Trench mortar under cover

fhstribati^n center

#
:FEEN

Headquarters
Concealed battery
Concealed, battery in casemate

RED

Emplacement, isolated
Anti-aircraft gun

(D

Ammunition depot
Telephone
liri^s,

buried

TelephovAi, lines in thfe open.

22

LEGEMD FOR MAP OF EJfEM Y FIRST POSITION'S

Telephone exciiange

of

4
j

Signal station (visual)

Ration, refilling point, secondary

Ration refilling point, principal

Paths, tneu-ns of approach

Cros.sindu
(

important ) of communication

trenches

ami paths

^'
-^

m^

*^2,

Park, depot of materiul

Camps
Turcn^el

^llll

<

LEGE.YD FOR SKETCHES OF HESULTS OF DFSTRUCTfVE FIRE

Tanjets cnmpletely destroyed
Toj-0efs pos.sih!ij destroyed

Newly

disco re red works

New

targets

Area, covered by fin,

('

Limits of area, eovered- by photographs

-___

23

LEGEND FOR ACTIVE HOSTILE BATTERY SHEET WITH DIRECTION OF FIRE

Caliher not determined

Field artillery, caliber 77

mms.

Field artillery, caliber 105

mms

O e

Heavy

artillery, caliber

150 mms

Heavy

artillery, caliber

210

mms and over

(ZT

Anti - aircraft section

Having already fired during the preceding period

Batteries seen to be in action during the period of
to

Inactive during the

,

preceding period but having fired previous,

to that

.Yew

O
o

to Battery inactive during period .but active during pi-eceding peHod

tlu-

iS-Ehiplaoernent known to be active during 28// period / 110 cements em nujHhtr via I0-Tot<il / of

24

LEGEND FOR DtAGRAMATiC SCHEME OF ENEMY ORGANIZATION ARMY ON FRONT OF THE

Trenches irith dugouts etnistructed without envcrete (old style)
Trcnelics with shallow concrete
dusjuuts
(

mm^^i^am^

tiew style

Positions (old style) with one or more counter slope lines

'-i^^

Positions (new style) with one or more cimnter slope lines

Topograj)}iic crest

Baihn/ys. stundnrd ganoe, douhle Railways, stand or d gau^e, single

Railways, narrow gauge
Positions under construction _

3 LUC
Blue

First

Routes suit aide for all rchicles, (trucks and heavy artillery.) Classed in order of excellence

Second
Third

Routes suitable jor field

artillery

Regular upkeep
Irregular upkeep,^,

and

field trains

LEGEXD FOR GEJs'ERAL MAP OF ARTILLERY OBJECTI YES

Observing post

Munition depot, position' wn/confirmed

Munition depot, position confirmed

Bridge (wagon traffic)
Foot bridge

OO
Gare

AvifUion/ Field', position^

unconfirmed _
confirmed hy

Aviation

Fielyd',

posvtion>

photography

s tcaidard,

ga uge

RED

Railway

narrow gauge
Collection ofpajths

>

RED
reusm

Camp, Cajitonment, Bivouac,

Junction of roads or tracks ( paths j.

RED

o
L.J
I I

Telep}u)ne centraJ

Signal Station (visual)

Artillery emplacement (active) position from photographs ArtiUeyry emplacemeAit (active) position^ otherwise deternivned
Artillery emplacement, prepared, position from photographs
,

hiti

aircraft

gun

Dugouts
Teleploon^ line

GERMAN MAPS
1:25,000
JLTWpvrB
StCUte

MMHHHHHMHHMM
HHHHHHHHMHHHHHHHH
h.h.h-h+^-h.h-h.m.m-h

Roimdary
Lines

Regency
District

Comrrvwne

High Rvad

'
i

',

Constructed road

;;

;;'.;;

Ldrge path
Roaxls

\
;

=
.^

Cross road Field road

==si==============:
,

Mwle path
Foot path

_-

= =i == z= = =

pfcj ;

'2

or

4-

tracks railroad

jc^xj;!! ^-^

Slation

Rail Roads

1
<

or S tracks railroad

^S
i

Steanv car two tracks

M iiiiiiiiw i ii iiti

iiii i

i i i ii i

Horse car

one track

27

GERMAN MAPS
1:25,000
Wail.

Enihankfnent,
Fence

Wire fence
Heflcte

Da m
Stone -Steel bridge.

Wo ode n
Hydrographyi

hr i die

<TTftTt<Vr<?TTA-

l(\>

^ ^

STONt PIERS
n

Fontoofi

I/-

mmmmmmmm orTrruT m
u;
\jj

uj

uJ

Canal
River.

Chief team of regency.

Chief town of district,.
To wn

METZ
_THANN
SIEECK jGorze
JXoveant Malmaison

Classification
of

Place

Names

Borough.
Village^

Hamlet

GERMAN MAPS
1:25,000
Trees with leaves

Kverdreen

treef

Mixed woods

Land
"S

fira

Ciassification

m hies. Osier

fdnff

Orrtidrds, rturseHes.

Heath

Dry Afendow

GERMAN MAPS
W^et

1:25,000

Meadow

Swcump

IV.i'.WAM7AV,vaV,V'.Y

Class^mcation

Viiveywrd.

Hop-p'OU'iui

GwrdevAplaimj

ABBREVIATIONS
Street,

Road

Sir.

Advwnoed Work

_y.w.
_r.
w.

Farm

SrmM ForiAi^
Iivn

Wash- howse.
Little

w. Whs. Wasch H.
Bi^- (large)

KL

Gr.
Ob.

Superior
Inferior
Tile
-

Vnt.
-Zgl.

Kibv
TerrniruUions of words.

Hs.-Haus

\Hm-Heim

Hsn^Hwwsen/ Df

Dorf
30

'

Bch-Bach Bg.Bwrg

GERMAN MAPS
1:25,000

ABBREVIATIONS
BaiUudck
Brook
A.

B.
B.

Mountain
Station
Gatesrrtan-house

Bhf.
B.
fV.

Manoe.uveHng.ground
Mill

Ejcerx. PI.

Fhr.

Ford
Mountain
Froperty, Encloswre

Ft
Gh.
G.

Haltinyd-Place

H.p,
l[untin0 residence
Rid4&fTop

Jagdhs.
A'.

Barrack
Sermce powder store house
Periodical

Kas.

K,P.M.
Period T.

Pond

Marl-pit

Mgr.

Clay-quarry ^ Marl-pit Lu.Myl.G^r,

Sheepfold.
Castle
,

Sf/ta/.

Svhl.
Schls*'.

Lock

GERMAN MAPS
1:25,000
SIGNS
Church with
steeple steeple

Church without
Chapel
Wind-mill-.

Kap.

W.M.
M.
L.M.
.S.M.
-

t\
ft

Water-mill.

Tanner If
ASnw-niilL

ft

-ft
-ft

Miscellaneous

Oil-mill

O.M.

Symbols

'

DyeworHs.
Taper-mill.

W,M.
Pap.M,

_ft
_ft

Gun PowderForge
Forester.

ft

F.

_
-y

Forest Sub-Inspector
Forester

O.F.

W.

Meadow -keeper
Castle

W, W.

Observatory, Tower

Ruins

K.

32

GERMAN MAPS
1:25,000
SIGNS
Lon^
tree.

Important
Old Trench

battlefield.

Monument
Mine ( working )\'^^^f'^^ ^howsthe
Stone qivarry
Fit

and Ditch

Clay quarry

Sand quarry
Gravel quajry
Miseellaneous

Rocks
Christian cemetery.

Symbols
Jewish cemetery

Khf.
KJif.

^ m
^
n

Lime - Kiln
Tar- mill
Triangulation Point

K.O
T.o

Fountain, Well, Spring.

Orienting Post
f

Oratory

FoH
Batteru

33

CONVENTIONAL SIGNS COMMONLY USED ON GERMAN MAPS.

Color of
Sy.-nbol

Fire

and communication trenches"!

orepared for defence.

(Graben
Weg)

).

Ordinary communication trenches

The
is

distinction

between

fire

and other trenches

not always

made

Wire entanglement.

XX>tKt*XS
).

Trench railway (Feld-bahn

Battery fixed by photography.

Heavy Minenwerfer.
Light Minenwerfer

MG
Grenade
Screen from

^
view.

(Occasionally).

store(or shell

magazine

).

Telephone station with cable.

Searchlight.

P'oni^er

dump

Oressin;^ station.
Well.

HeaoQijarters.
Th.e

Usually

some form

of circle wicn tiag.

number

of circles increases with the

importance

of the

H Q

but the signs vary largely

Co Commander.
Shaft of m.ine.

Unsafe ground with mine shafts

Turnp;ke

CONVENTIONAL SIGNS COMMONLY USED ON GERMAN MAPS.

Color or

Symbol
3' 7 cm. Revolver Gun.

5 cm. Belgian Gun.

.s^^ ^
*-

red
Re:D

7-7cm,

Field

Gun

^^E

Anti -Aircraft Gun.

RED

9 cm.

Fieid

Gun.

105

cm. Light Field Howitzer.

10 cm Gun.(nev>/er
12 cm. -Gun. 12 cm. Belgian Gun

pattern),

RED

^H^
>
II

red

15 cm."Ringkanone."_ 15 cm. Long Gun.

>

red
RED

^
>

-4<

^
>

15 cm. Heavy

Field Howitzer.('13).

^^
(^\

red
RED

21 cm. Mortar(old pattern)

21 cm. Mortar(hewer
pattern).

>

(S^

RED

90 mm. and 95 mm.

French Guns.

"^

>

red

35

CONVENTIONAL SIGNS COMMONLY USED ON GERMAN MAPS.

Cohr

f<

10 cm. Gunfolder
13 cm.

pattern)

RED
RED RED

Gun

15 cm. Gun(i.S.L)
15 cm. Russian Gun 15 cm. Heavy
Field

H-^ R

RED
RED

.Howitzer (older pattern)

30.5

cm

Mortar Mortar

<>

>

RED

orTTV^
Darn

<^'^-

Sch

>

RED
BLACn

Bnck-kiln

BLACH

Telegraph detachment

BLUE BLUE

Field signalling

detachment

Wireless telegraph station

BLUE

Bhf.

Bahnhof (Station)
Biockstation (Block signal station)
Ladestelle (Loading platform)
(Plate layer's hut)

Hp. Haltepunkt(Stopping place)

BIst

Lst

B W. Bahnawarter

modt

36

^ ABBREVIATIONS USED ON THE STAFF MAPS

(CarUs de VEtat Major )

and the last ABBREVIATIONS made up of the IN letter or letters of a word, the last letter or letters are printed
first

in smaller type

above the line. By this means the terms indicated by the two similar abbreviations can be distinguished. Thus Sal is the abbreviation for Saline, but S"^ is the abbreviation for
Signal.

Abbrev.

French Equiv.
Abattoir

English Equiv,
Slaughter

Abat Abb*

House

Abbaye
Abreuvoir
Agricole
Aiguille

Abbey
Watering Trough
Agricultural

Abr
Agr**
Aig^*

Needle
Ancient, former

Anc
Aq*

Ancien

Aqueduc
Arbr&
Adroisiere Arret Arsenal Artesian Asile
-

Arb Ard" A*
Ars* Art*
,

Aqueduct Tree Slate Quarry

Halt (Flag Sta.R.R.) Arsenal Artesian

As*

Asylum
Inn
Befote, in front of

Aubg* Av*
Av*

Auberge Avant

Avenue

Avenue

37

Abbrev.

French Equiv.
Baie Bois

Enjrlish

Equiv,

B B
Bac
Baraq* Bat
Bat**
B''"
B*^*'^

Bay

Woods
Ferry boat Field barracks

-.

Bac Baracquement
Bateau
Batterie

Boat
Battery Office

Bureau

Bouche
Borde
JBarrage

B*^^

Mouth Farm
Weir
Sheepfold Small fort, Country house (Sou. France) Small house Basin Building

B^^
B*^ _B'**

-.:__--,

Bergerie Bastide_^

B* B'"
B"*^"^

Barin Bassin

B"
B B
B^"*'

Batiment Borne

Buron
Buisson

Boundary mark ___Cheese factory Bush

Baraque
Broussaile Barriere Briqueterie
Balise

Hut
Brush wood

Br
B^^
Briq*^
B^'^^

Gate
Brickyard

Beacon

B^^>

Bas (or Basse)

Low
Cape
Village Inn

C
Cab^^
C^'^^

Cap
Cabaret

C^'
C=^'

Cascade Canal
Cortal

Waterfall

Canal
Shepherd's hut

Cant
Cant'*

Canton
Cantonal Cantonnier
Capitale Caravanserail

Canton
Cantonal

Cant' Cap'^

Road mender
Capital

Carav

Caravansery

38

Abbrev,
Carr* Carref
Cas"''

French Equiv,
Carriere

English Equlv,

Quarry
_.
.

Cath^^

Carrefour Caserne Cathedrale

Crossroad
Cathedral

-Barracks

Ch^"
Ch*-'*^

Chateau __Chaussee
Chalet

Chateau

Highway
Chalet

Ch*

Ch'"
Ch"^'

Chemin
Chapelle

Road
Chapel

Ch"
Ch^
Cim^'^

Cheminee

___Chimney
Field

Champ
Cimetiere Citerne
Citadelle

Cemetery
Cistern Citadel

Cit*
Cit"-^

C" C"^

Cabane
Chaine Clocher Colonie
College Colline

Hut
Chain
Belfry, steeple

CI"
C"'^

Colony
College
Hill

CoF'^
Col"'^

Colomb''^

Co Cond^ Com Cot

Couv*
C'*^

Colombier Coron Conduite Communication Cote Couvent

Calvaire
,

Dovecote
Miners* dwelling

Conduit

Communication
Hillock

Covent Wayside Cross

C^*^

CT
C^

Cense Canton
Croix

Farm
Canton
Cross
(territorial

subdivision)

DeV
DeP
Dep
Dep'^
,

Debarcadere

Landing place
Defile

Defile
Depot
Departeraentale.
39

Depot
Departmental

Abbrev,
Dep"^
Det''"
._

French Equiv,
(a proximite des lignes)

English Equiv.

Depot de Munitions.- Munition dump Maison de detention __ Jail

DetroitDetruit

Det' Det*

Channel or Destroyed

Strait

Dig
Disp
Disp*"*^

Digue
Disparu
Dispensaire
Distillerie

Dike
Disappeared Dispensary
Distillery

Dist^'^

D""
Dol*"

Douane Dolmen
Domanial(e)

Custom house Dolmen (Druid monument)

Domanial
Estate

Dofn^'W Dom*"

Dunes

Domaine Dunes
Eau
Ecurie Ecluse

Dunes Water
Stable

E
Ec**"

Ec'''

Lock

Eg^* Elect
E'

Church Eglise Electrique-Electricite -Electric-Electricity

Fcole Embarcadere
School

Emb^^
Emb"^''

E.

Min

Embouchure Eau minerale

Estacade Establissement

Quay Mouth
Mineral spring Stockade Establishment

Est***"

Estab"*

Etg
Et'*^

Etang
Etoile

Pond
Star

Ev*
Fab
Y^^ Fecie
F*^*"

Eveche
Fabrique

Bishopric

Factory

FaubourgFeculerie

Suburb
Starch works
a >

Fl

Forge Fleuve

Smithy
River

(iron

works)^^

40

Abbrev.
'

French Equiv.
Flottant

English Equiv,
Floatable (Floating)

Flot
F*"*

Ferme
Fontaine

Farm
Fountain Furnace
Forester

F"* or Font"'

F""" Fr Fr
F"* Front^
F'^

Fourneau
Foresti er

Four
Fonderie
Frontiere

Furnace-Oven Foundry
^.Frontier

F^
F*
F'*^

Fosse Fort Foret Faculte

Ditch
Fort Forest University

G''^

General
Galerie

General
Gallery

Gal'*^

Gare
Gar"*"

Gare Garenne

(RR) Warren (Game

Station
preserv^e)

G''^

Garde
Golfe Gendarmerie

'G'^ G""
G^*"

Guard Gulf Gendarmerie

Gorge
.Glacier

Narrow
Glacier

Pass

Gl"
Gr'**'^'

G""
Gr^*

Grand(e) Grotto

Large Grotto

Grange

Bam
Ford

Gue
Hab^
H'

Gue
Habert
Hopital

Cowbarn
Hospital

H*"

Hameau
Halte Hotel

Hamlet
Halt
Hotel, large house or public building.

H"
H^'
^

Herm^'' H'

Hermitage

Hermitage

_Haie
41

Hedge

Ahhrcv.

French Equiv.
Halle

English Equiv,

W'
Hosp
Hort
I

Hall (Market place)

Hospice
Horticale
lie
.

Hospice
Horticultu,al
Island
Irrigation

Irrig

Irrigation

J<^
J*

J^

Jetee Jardin Jasse

Pier

Garden
Jasse

K
L
Lag
L'^'^

Ker

(in Brittany)

House
Lake Lagoon ___Heath
Leprosy

Lac Lagune Lande

Leproserie
_,

Lepr
Loc"^*^

L^
L^""

Locature Lavoir
Lette

.-Farmhouse

Wash house Swamp

Lunette (Telescope)

Lun

-Lunette

M
Magin
Mal*^

--Mas
Magasin
Maladrerie

Farm

(Sou. France)

Magazine,
storehouse

Leper hospital
Hillock Factory Pool

Mam
Manuf^ Mare
Mar^*"'

Mamelon
Manufacture

Mare
Marecage: Marniere
Megisserie Metairie

Marn^^
Meg'*^
Met^'^

Marsh Marl pit Tannery

Small farm

Mg"*^
M**''

Montagne Menhir

Mountain
(Megaiithic

monu&

ment)
42

Abbrev.
M'*=

French Equiv,
Mairie Mineral

English Equiv,

Min
M'"

Mayor's Mineral
Mill

office

Moulin

Mine M^" Mon^

Mine
Maison

Mine
House

Monument
Marais

Monument
Marsh Mountain Mule path Wall
Market
Navigable Notre Dame National
^

M' M'

Mont
Muletier (sentier)

MuV
Mur
M^'^^

Mur
Marche
Navigable Notre Dame -. Nationale

Navig N. D
N^^
N**

Numero
Observatoire
Olivier Oratoire

Number
^Observatory Olive tree Oratory

Obs'"''

Ol'

Orat
Or*^'

Oranger
Oseraie__^

Orange

tree

Ose Ouvr
Ouvre

Osier ground

Ouvrages
exterieure

Ouvrier
Pare a bestiaux
Pic

Outworks Worker
Stockyard

P P P
Pal^<^

Peak
Bridge
Palisade

Pont
Palisade

Pal'

Palmier
Palais
..

Palm

tree

Pal^
Pap**^

Palace

Papeterie

Paper Manufactory
Pasture

Pat
P'*"

Pature

Poteau (indicateur)

Guide post
Culvert

P"^"

Ponceau43

Abhrev,
Pech** Pep'*

French Eguiv,
Pecherie
Pepiniere

English Equtv,

V^

Fishery Nursery(of plants, etc.)

Ph
PU'
Platr'*

Phare
Pilier

Lighthouse
Pillar

Platriere

Plaster quarry or kiln

PI*"
P^
PI'*"

Plateau
Passerelle

Plantation

Polyg
P****

Polygene
Pavilion

Plateau Foot Bridge Plantation Prov-ground,

drill

range

ground

(artillery)

Pavilion

Poud'*

Poudriere
Prairie

Powder Depot

Pr Pr Pr

Meadow
Pasture
Prise

Pre
Prise

PreP
Pr.-I

Prefecture

P^
P^"

Presque Passage
Prison
Petit

He

Prefecture Peninsula Passage Prison

P
Pt

Small

Port

Harbor
Bridge

P
P^
P*'

Pont
Porte Pointc
D"**

.->.Gate
Point

de P" ^
P**^

Postede douane Ponton

Puits Public

Custom
Pontoon

post

P^ Pub

Well
Public

Qr

Quartier

Quarter
Street

R R

Rue
or Riv

Riviere
Raffinerie

Stream
Refinery

\^

Raf*

Abbrev,
-Rap**^
"

French Equtv.
Raperie

English Equiv.

R"
R*"

Radeau
Ruisseau Ravin

Beet sugar factory Raft Small stream

Rav
R**

Ravine

Rond
.

Round
Redan Redoubt

Red
Red*

R"
Retr
Retr"*

Redan Redoute Rocher

Retraite

Rock
Retreat

Rs'

Retranchement Refuge
Rigole

Entrenchment
Shelter

Rig
R*
Roub''''

Trench,

gully, rivulet

Ruine Roubine

Ruin
Outlet of
to the sea
salt

marsh

R*''
R'*^

Remise ^Route
Reservoir
.

Carriage house

Highway
Reservoir

R''*'"

i>

Sous
Sabliere
,

Under
Sand or gravel
Salt pit
pit

Sabl
Sal
S*'

Saline Signal
Salpetrerie

Signal
Saltpeter
Fir

Salp'*

Sanat
Sap^'

Sanatorium
Sapiniere

works Sanatorium

woods

S"
Sc**

Source
Scierie

Spring

Sawmill

Sem
Semin
Sentier
^

Semaphore
Seminaire
Sentier

Semaphore
Seminary Path

Som^
S.

Sommet
Sous-prefecture
Station

Summit
Sub prefecture
Station Statue

^t**"*

S't"*

Suc^*=

Statue Sucrerie

Sugar Mill

45

Ahhr^v,
Susp
Syn**

French Equiv,

English Equiv,

Pont suspendu Synagogue

Tannerie

Suspension bridge

Synagogue

Tan^*^

Tel
Teieg

Tunnel
Telegraphe

Tannery Tunnel
Telegraph

Temp

Th
T*'

Temple Thermal
Tuilerie

Tempi e,Prot. Church

Thermal
,Tile kiln

T"*

Torrent

Torrent

Tomb
T'
T'^
T^*^

Tombeau Tramway Tour

Turbine
i.Tourbiere Transbordeur Transporteur Treuil
Universite

Tomb
Tramway, -_Tower
street ry.

Tourb^*"

Transb^ Transp' Tr*

Univ**
Us*'

Turbine Peat bog , Aerial tramway

Transmitter

Windlass

U
University

Usine_
Vacherie
Village
-

Works
Cowbarn
Village

Vac^*^

V^se

Vap
V^^

Vapour Viaduc
Vallee

V**

Steam Viaduct .Valley

Ver V*Vin'*

Verger
Vivier Vinicale Vierge Vigne, Vignoble

Orchard Fish pond Wine growing

Virgin (Statue)

V^*
V<"^ V"*^

Vigne

Vallon
Verrerie

Vineyard Small valley Glass works

V^

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