Maps for Travel to the WW1 Battlefields
Modern Road, Walking & Cycling Maps
Numerous modern maps covering the Belgian and French battlefield regions of the 1914-1918 Western Front are produced by the well-known map publishers Michelin and Institute National Géographique (IGN). A number of other independent publishers have recently added maps for tourist itineraries on the battlefields, including walking and cycling routes, to the increased variety of maps now available for visitors to Belgium and France.
Maps recommended for visitors travelling to the 1914-1918 battlefield regions of Belgium and France have been listed here by country and by scale. They will usually be available to buy or order from map stockists. In Belgium and France the Tourist Offices in the relevant region will also usually have maps for sale to cover that particular area. Maps of the local area can be found in the local Belgian and French bookshops, stationery shops, petrol stations and the larger supermarket branches, for example, GB and Cora, which usually have a book section including assorted stocks of Michelin and IGN maps covering the region you are in.
- Belgian NGI/IGN Series, Scale 1:50 000
- Belgian Walking & Cycling Map Series 1:50,000
- Belgian NGI/IGN Series, Scale 1:20 000
- Belgian NGI/IGN Series, Scale 1:10 000
- Michelin Regional Road Maps, Scale 1:200 000 (1cm:2km)
- Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150 000
- French IGN Cartes Tourisme et Découverte TOP 100: Scale 1:100 000 (1cm:1km)
- Sportoena Cycling Maps, Scale 1:50 000
- French IGN Série Bleu: Scale 1:25 000 (1cm:250m)
- IGN Top 25 Series: Walking & Hiking Map
- IGN Top 25 Memory Map
- Michelin Road Atlas: Cemeteries and Memorials in Belgium and Northern France
- Battle Maps & Visitor Guides
- Map Stockists
Belgian NGI/IGN Series, Scale 1:50 000
Yser - Ypres Salient battlefield Region
This is a map series by the Nationaal Geografisch Instituut/Institut Geographique National (NGI/IGN) covering Belgium at a scale of 1:50 000. The maps are in the Belgian Top 50 map series. They should be available from the Visitor Centre for Ypres in Ypres or online from worlwidemaps.com. (See our Map Stockists heading below.)
- Map No. 12-11: Oostende Publisher: Nationaal Geografisch Instituut/Institut Geographique National (NGI/IGN), ISBN: 9789059340077
- Map No. 19-20: Roesleare Publisher: Nationaal Geografisch Instituut/Institut Geographique National (NGI/IGN), ISBN: 9789059340060
- Map No. 27-28-36: Ieper Publisher: Nationaal Geografisch Instituut/Institut Geographique National (NGI/IGN), ISBN: 9789059340510
Belgian Walking & Cycling Map Series 1:50 000
Ypres Salient Battlefield Region (Westhoek)
The map is available from the Visitor Centre for Ypres in Ypres. (See our Map Stockists heading below.)
- Map No. 2: Westhoek Zuid (South) - Walking routes in West Flanders. Publisher Westtoer, for the West-Vlaams tourist and recreation service.
Belgian NGI/IGN Series, Scale 1:20 000
Ypres Salient Battlefield Region
These maps should be available from the Visitor Centre for Ypres in Ypres or online from worlwidemaps.com. (See our Map Stockists heading below.)
- Map 28 1-2: Poperinge-Ieper
- Published by: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9781129301490, Belgian Top 20 Series, Scale 1:20 000
- Map 28 3-4: Zonnebeke-Moorslede Published by: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9781129301506, Belgian Top 20 Series, Scale 1:20 000
- Map 28 5-6: Heuvelland-Mesen (Messines) Published by: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9781129301513, Belgian Top 20 Series, Scale 1:20 000
Belgian NGI/IGN Series, Scale 1:10 000
Ypres Salient Battlefield Region
The map numbering system includes N for Nord (North) and Z for Zuid (South). The maps covering the commonly visited Ypres Salient battlefield areas are maps 2 north and south, maps 3 north and south and map 6 north.
They should be available from the Visitor Centre for Ypres in Ypres or online from worlwidemaps.com. (See our Map Stockists heading below.)
- Map 28 2 N: Boezinge (North). Publisher: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9781129304279, Belgian Top 10 Series, Scale 1:10 000
- Map 28 2 Z: Ieper (South). Publisher: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9781129304286, Belgian Top 10 Series, Scale 1:10 000
- Map 28 3 N: Zonnebeke (North). Publisher: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9789059347717, Belgian Top 10 Series, Scale 1:10 000
- Map 28 3 Z: Beselare (South). Publisher: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9789059344556, Belgian Top 10 Series, Scale 1:10 000
- Map 28 6 N: Wijtschate (North). Publisher: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9781129390555, Belgian Top 10 Series, Scale 1:10 000
Michelin Regional Road Maps, Scale 1:200 000 (1cm:2km)
Michelin Regional Road Maps include city maps, 24 hours service stations, toll gates, rest areas, petrol stations, speed cameras and useful travel information.
- Map 533: Belgique Nord and Centre (Michelin Regional Maps) Scale 1:200 000. Edition April 2003, ISBN-10: 2067100963 and ISBN-13: 978-2067100961. Includes city maps of Bruxelles/Brussel and Antwerpen.
- Map 511: Nord, Pas de Calais, Picardie Published by: Michelin, March 2008, ISBN-10: 2067135198 and ISBN-13: 978-2067135192, Date: 2008, Michelin Regional Road Maps. Includes city maps of Lille and Amiens.
Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150 000
Pas de Calais to the Vosges Mountains
- Map 301: Pas-de-Calais/Somme
Published by: Michelin, ISBN: 9782067133563, Date: 2008, Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150,000 - Map 302: Nord
Published by: Michelin, ISBN: 9782067133570, Date: 2008, Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150,000 - Map 306: Aisne/Ardennes/Marne
Published by: Michelin, ISBN: 9782067133617, Date: 2008, Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150,000 - Map 307: Meuse/Meurthe-et-Moselle
Published by: Michelin, ISBN: 9782067135918, Date: 2008, Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150 000 - Map 315: Bas-Rhin/Haut-Rhin/Ter. Belfort
Published by: Michelin, ISBN: 9782067133693, Date: 2008, Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150 000 - Map 314: Haute-Saone/Vosges
Published by: Michelin, ISBN: 9782067133686, Date: 2008, Michelin Local Maps of France, Scale 1:150 000
French IGN Cartes Tourisme et Découverte TOP 100: Scale 1:100 000 (1cm:1km)
Maps providing visitors travelling on foot, by bicycle and car with clear, practical information about what to see in the region, GPS co-ordinates, suggested excursions and tourist routes.
- Map 101: Lille, Boulogne-sur-Mer IGN Reference: TOP100101
- Map 102: Lille, Maubeuge IGN Reference: TOP100102
- Map 103: Amiens Arras IGN Reference:TOP100103
- Map 104: Reims, St. Quentin IGN Reference: TOP100104
- Map 107: Rouen, Le Havre IGN Reference: TOP100107
- Map 109: Paris, Compiegne IGN Reference: TOP100109
- Map 111: Metz, Verdun, Luxembourg IGN Reference: TOP100111
- Map 121: Nancy, Epinal IGN Reference: TOP100121
- Map 122: Colmar, Mulhouse, Bale IGN Reference: TOP100122
Sportoena Cycling Maps, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 1A: West Flanders Panne - Ostend. Published by: Sportoena, Edition January 2009, ISBN: 9789078976189, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 4: French Flanders Cycling Published by: Sportoena, Edition January 2004, ISBN-10: 9078976268 and ISBN-13: 978-9078976264, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 38: Artois North Pays du Ternois Cycle Path Network. Published by: Sportoena, Edition May 2010, ISBN-10: 9078976403 and ISBN-13: 978-9078976400, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 39: Artois Sud Cycle Path Network. Published by: Sportoena, Edition May 2010, ISBN-10: 9078976411 and ISBN-13: 978-9078976417, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 37: Bay and valley of the Somme. Published by: Sportoena, ISBN-10: 907897639X and ISBN-13: 978-9078976394, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 28: St-Quentin - Laon. Biking & Hiking Map Département Aisne North. Published by: Sportoena, Edition April 2008, ISBN-10: 9078976209 and ISBN-13: 978-9078976202, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 25: Champagne Biking & Hiking Map Reims. Published by: Sportoena, Edition June 2007, ISBN-10: 9078976152 and ISBN-13: 978-9078976158, Scale 1:50 000
- Map 26: Verdun 1914-1918 - Meuse Biking & Hiking map. Published by: Sportoena, Edition June 2007, ISBN-10: 9078976160 and ISBN-13: 978-9078976165, Cycling Map 1:50 000 Series, Languages: English, French & German, Scale 1:50 000
French IGN Série Bleu: Scale 1:25 000 (1cm:250m)
The Série Bleu IGN maps listed below cover the Western Front battlefields from the Belgian-French border in French Flanders to the southern and eastern Somme battlefield areas
The numbering system for the French IGN 1:25,000 maps includes a suffix of O for Ouest (West) and E for Est (East).
- Map 2304 E: Aire-sur-la-Lys Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501107, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2305 O: Heuchin Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501138, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2305 E: Lillers Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501121, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2404 O: Hazebrouck Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758521983, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2404 E: Armentieres Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758521976, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2405 O: Bethune Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501152, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2405 E: Lens Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501145, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2406 O: Avesnes-Le-Comte Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501176, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2406 E: Arras Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501169, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2506 O: Rouvroy, Vitry-En-Artois Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501244, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2407 O: Bapaume Ouest (Acheux-en-Amienois) Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501183, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2407 E: Bapaume Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501183, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2505 O: Henin-Beaumont, Carvin Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758501220, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2507 O: Croisilles Publisher: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758502630, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2507 E: Cambrai Publisher: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758502623, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2308 O: Amiens Publisher: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282112308169, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2308 E: Corbie Publisher: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282112308268, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2408 O: Albert Publisher: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758513438, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2408 E: Bray-sur-Somme Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758513421, Series: IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2508 O: Peronne Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282112508149, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2508 E: Roisel Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282112508248, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2309 E: Moreuil Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282112309258, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2409 O: Harbonnieres Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758513452, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2409 E: Roye Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758513445, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2509 O: Nesle Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282112509146, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2509 E: Ham Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282112509245, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
- Map 2609 O: Saint-Quentin Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 9782758509158, IGN Blue Series, Scale 1:25 000
The IGN website (in French) lists the 1:25 000 maps by region.
Website: www.ign.fr
IGN Top 25 Series: Walking & Hiking Map
- Map 3112ET: Forets de Verdun et du Mort-Homme & Champ de Bataille Published by: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282113112529, Map Series: IGN TOP 25, Scale 1:25 000
IGN Top 25 Memory Map
This is a mapping system as computer software with maps.
- Nord, Picardie, Champagne, Ardennes IGN Top 25 Memory Map Premium Edition. (Software and maps.) Compatible with Memory Map iPhone App. Published by Memory Map, ISBN-10: 1845141466 and ISBN-13: 978-184514146, Scale 1:25 000
Michelin Road Atlas: Cemeteries and Memorials in Belgium and Northern France
A road atlas covering the areas of the war cemeteries in Belgium and northern France including Normandy. There is an alphabetical index of the cemeteries and memorials. Scale 1:200 000.
This atlas is produced by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in association with Michelin. The Michelin road maps in the 1:200 000 scale series are overprinted to show the location of each Commonwealth cemetery and memorial. For information on this atlas and other publications available from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, prices and methods of payment visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website:
Website: www.cwgc.org
This Road Atlas is also available to buy from the shop in the Visitor Centre for Ypres Belgium, and the Thiepval Visitor Centre, France. (See our Map Stockists heading below.)
Battle Maps & Visitor Guides
Battle Map 1914-1918: The Great War in Flanders (Memorial Museum Passchendaele)
Publisher: Cartografie Aquaterra, ISBN: 9789078131045, Date: October 2008, Language: English, French, German, Folded Map and Guide Book, 64 pages, Scale 1:35 000
Belgian Battlefield of Europe Map
Publisher: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9789059349063, Date: 2011, scale 1:250 000
In Flanders Fields, 1st World War Belgium Tourist Map
NGIB.TOE-803. Publisher: Belgian Institut Geographique National, ISBN: 9789059347403, Date: 2003, Scale 1:100 000
Map 908: France, Battle Sites
Publisher: Institut Geographique National (IGN), ISBN: 3282110090813, IGN Discovery France, Folded Map, Scale 1:1 000 000
The Somme Battlefield 1916 (Fir Tree Aerial Maps)
A contemporary aerial view map of the Somme battlefield of July - November 1916. This skilfully hand-painted map shows the Allied and German Front Lines for 1 July 1916, the lines of advance made by the Allies to November 1916, a list of the locations of British, French and German military cemeteries, memorials and selected places of interest. A2 size 594 x 420mm. Available flat, laminated or folded. £1.00 will be donated to the charity Combat Stress for each Somme map purchased from the website www.themapcentre.com
The Western Front: A Guide of the Great War
An historical and tour guide map. Published by Footstep Maps, Australia. 1999, 2002. (See below for website contact.)
Map Stockists
Visitor Centre for Ypres Shop
Visitor Centre for Ypres & the Westhoek, Belgium
Thiepval Visitor Centre Shop
Thiepval Visitor Centre, Somme, France
Online Map Stockists
Most of the maps listed on this page are available to buy online. The maps listed bu not pictured here may also be available from the stockists shown below.
533: Belgique Nord and Centre (Michelin Regional Maps)
by Michelin
Scale 1:200 000. Edition April 2003, ISBN-10: 2067100963 and ISBN-13: 978-2067100961
511: Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie (Michelin Regional Maps)
by Michelin
Scale 1:200 000. Edition March 2008, ISBN-10: 2067135198 and ISBN-13: 978-2067135192
301: Pas-de-Calais, Somme (Michelin Local Maps)
by Michelin
Scale 1:150 000. Edition March 2008, ISBN-10: 206713356X and ISBN-13: 978-2067133563
IGN 103: Amiens, Arras with free distance ruler (New Top 100 Range)
by IGN (Institut Geographique National)
Scale 1:100 000. Edition: 2010. ASIN: B005G3V4DS
IGN 2408 E: Bray-sur-Somme Map (Serie Bleue 1:25 000 scale)
by IGN (Institut Geographique National)
Scale 1:25 000. 1977. ASIN: B001U3QUGY
Battle Map 1914-1918: The Great War in Flanders (Memorial Museum Passchendaele)
by Memorial Museum Passchendaele
Scale 1:35 000. Edition October 2008. ISBN-10: 9078131047 and ISBN-13: 978-9078131045
Forets de Verdun et du Mort-Homme ~ IGN Top 25 3112ET (The Outstanding All Weather Map)
by IGN (Institut Geographique National de France)
Scale 1:25 000. Edition: July 2009. ISBN-10: 0755833805 and ISBN-13: 978-0755833801
IGN 908. France, Battle Sites
by IGN (Institut Geographique National)
Revised 3rd edition: July 2006. ISBN-10: 2110090812 and ISBN-13: 978-2110090812
Somme - 100 lieux pour les curieux
by Jean-Francois Leblond
Published by Christine Bonneton maps. Edition: November 2008. 192 pages. ISBN-10: 2862534900 and ISBN-13: 978-2862534909
Nord Picardie - Champagne Ardennes, Memory Map, Premium IGN Top 25 (Software & Maps)
by Memory Map
Scale 1:25 000. Edition: June 2007. ISBN-10: 1845141466 and ISBN-13: 978-1845141462
Map of the Somme Battlefield 1916 (Fir Tree Aerial Maps)
by Richard Chandler
A2 size 594 x 420mm. Available flat, laminated or folded. £1.00 will be donated to the charity Combat Stress for each Somme map purchased from the website www.themapcentre.com
The following are specialist map publishers and retailers:
Website: www.editions-bonneton.com
Website: www.ign.fr
Website: www.mapsworldwide.com
Website: www.monkeystores.com
Website: www.themapcentre.com
Website: www.stanfords.co.uk
Website: www.footstepmaps.com.au
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