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- OBJECT TYPE
- Plotting
- DATE
- 1944
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2813.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
- MODEL
- Great Britain
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- 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
- 109.5 cm
- Width
- 79.2 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
- Defence UK
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Europe
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)/ this map is a 1944 2nd edition of a map published in 1943
- Canada
-
many Canadians served as Navigators in RCAF squadrons attached to RAF commands during WWII - Function
-
2 dimensional graphic representation of a section of the earth's surface/ a plotting chart is an outline map devoid of topographical or hydrographic details, used to plot or draw an airplane or ship's course based on readings & calculations acquired from navigational instruments - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering along top above edge of map reads: "PLOTTING SERIES (SECOND EDITION) GREAT BRITAIN SHEET N.W. 50/8"; lettering along bottom below edge of map reads: "Geographical Section, General Staff, No 4080./Pubished by War Office, 1943./2nd Edition, 1944./100,000/3/45. Cr./MERCATOR PROJECTION SCALE 1:1,000,000 AT 56 [degrees] N./HEIGHTS SHOWN IN METRES Drawn and Heliographed at O.S. 1943."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- red ink on white background
- Decoration
- N/A
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