The historical analysis of the original manuscript Geologische Spezialkarte maps on the Austro-Italian war front

Abstract

In the Archive of the Geological Survey of Italy-ISPRA Library, 24 hand-colored and unpublished geological maps of the KKGR Geologische Spezialkarte were recently discovered. These maps cover the NE sector of Italy and concern the territories annexed by Italy at the end of the First World War. The comparative analysis carried out with the Austrian original cartographic maps, confirms that the handwritten maps were compiled using the surveys made between 1854 and 1900. The acquisition of cartographic material in the years immediately following the conflict, arising from the obligations of the peace treaty, demonstrates a long-term cooperation between the Geological Survey of Austria and the Geological Survey of Italy, going deeply beyond the political divisions.