Guide to the C.S. Hertz Map Collection, 1914-1966

Summary

Collection number:

MFC 25

Creator:

Hertz, C. S. (Cyril Sidney)

Extent:

82 items and in 6 map folders

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], C.S. Hertz Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

Map collection of manuscript and published World War I maps of Belgium, France, Anzac Cove, the Dardanelles and Great Britain. The collection includes maps of German aircraft raids in England in 1915–1917, trench maps, mapping of France and Belgium by Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, aerial photographs and a strategic map of Malay published in 1941 by the Sunday Telegraph collected by Cyril Sidney Hertz. Some maps contain manuscript annotations.

Biographical / Historical:

Cyril Sidney Hertz was a collector of books, maps and other material on the military and aviation history of World War I and World War II. He was for many years a clerk in the Australian Post Office in Sydney. In his later years he worked as a travel agent, organising tours of China and other Asian countries. He began to collect military books soon after the end of World War II and over 30 years amassed a large collection. He had a particular interest in war aviation and for some time wrote a monthly article, 'Facts and Figures', on World War I aviation. He was the publicity officer of the Australian Society of World War I Historians and wrote occasional articles for its newsletter.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

The maps were part of the collection presented to the Library in 1981 by the Hertz family.

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6609591).

Conditions Governing Use:

Some of the items within this collection, including some that have been made available as digitised images, are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], C.S. Hertz Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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