Rather stylish little boats, too.
Some German junior officers probably avoided combat by virtue of their ability to draw maps that pleased their superiors.
I've been consistently impressed, too, with the outstanding consistent high quality of the NY Times' maps. Having drawn maps and been a draftsman myself 45 years ago (pre-computers, everything hand-drawn and -lettered), I can testify from experience that they're absolutely first-rate. Really, the opportunity to draw such intricate maps daily may have marked the high-water-mark of some mappers' newspaper careers--they would have been saddened to see the war end, although atlas makers still needed that skill.