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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical/folding
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2643.002

MANUFACTURER: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
MODEL: Detroit
LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 74.0 cm
Width: 56.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Navigation instruments & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Survey US
Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
City: Washington

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
Period: reprint dated Dec. 19. 1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: two-dimensional representation of a portion of the Earth's surface/ used for aerial navigation
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: printed lettering across top border reads: "DETROIT/ELEVATIONS IN FEET/LOCAL AERONAUTICAL CHART/Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 33 [degrees] and 45 [degrees] Scale 1:250,000"; printed lettering across bottom border includes: "Compiled and printed at Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey/under the authority of the Secretary of Commerce/BASE: Edition of Oct. 1947 Revised Nov. 1950/SCALE 1:250,000/Consult Coast and Geodetic Survey Radio Facility Charts and Civil/Aeronautics Administration Airman's Guide for changes in aeronautical/information on this chart after December 19, 1950/Next scheduled edition, July 1951/DETROIT/USA-CANADA"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white sheet; red overprint
Decoration: none

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U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, Map, 1950, Artifact no. 1987.2643, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2643.002/

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