WWI: German German Aerial Reconnaissance Tagliamento Codroipo 1917 (Huge Vintage Glass Plate Negative 18x13CM)

spectacular and very large original historical military glass plate negative measuring approximately 18 x 13 cm. this rare half plate master record is an official german army aerial reconnaissance photograph from world war i, capturing a crucial strategic moment during the battle of caporetto twelfth battle of the isonzo.
the high-resolution vertical aerial view is fully documented with original contemporary military inscriptions scratched into the upper edge emulsion, reading: fl.a. 219 2042 4.11.17. 3n. übergang über den tagliamento, westl. codroipo 1:20000 h. 3000 br 25.
the image taken from a reconnaissance aircraft of flieger-abteilung 219 at an altitude of 3000 meters showing a scale of 1:20000 features the wide braided gravel bed of the tagliamento river and the vital crossing bridge west of codroipo (ponte della delizia) during the german and austro-hungarian advance into friuli, italy, on november 4, 1917. it includes a prominent north arrow pointing downwards.
the glass plate is in very good vintage condition with exceptional sharpness, high micro-contrast showing fields, roads, and river structures, and a fully intact emulsion. a supreme museum-grade archival centerpiece for collectors of WWI aerial photography, cartography, military intelligence, and the history of the italian front.

size: ~ 18 x 13 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)

condition: very good...please also refer to scans which show complete glass plate

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