manual for commanders of infantry platoons. - US Army Combined ...

lnole. ,ateraectiops · instead ~oftwo by wYhich to locate the point
soughit.
The sketch completed and a fair copy~made, draw the orientattion
arrow (N. S. or N. M.-S. Mi.);l construct a scale, or, ~t
least, write what it is:; indicate the da~te, of ex-ecution of tr~ie
sketch, the name of the person who m~adee it, any unusual signs
.or s~ymbols employed.
Stnt~e briefly the method~emuployed ~in ma3king the sk~etch, in
order that` the person using it may have an idea of its Tcxactness.
FIE~I. 140.
Fior example: Sketch by eye, distances estimated by the watch;
or, plottedl from paces and compass bearing~s, 2-inch compass; or,
fromt mahp of 1/80000, enlarg~ed and completed by sight, etc.
If it is a. question of correcting an old sketch, note: " Date
-of last corrections, the _-_.
Makre the work legible.~ Do not exaggrerate the srize of cdonventional
sigrns, which are always large enough when they ar~
legible (width of voadls, houqes~, etc.). Never forget for an instant,
either in drawiingr or writing', that you are not workiing; for
io~urself, but: for others.