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OBJECT TYPE: topographical
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2877.001

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: London-Paris/Amsterdam-Hamburg/Bruxelles-Frankfurt
LOCATION: England

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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: 143.0 cm
Width: 100.0 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 dated 1944
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/ likely used for aerial navigation & military planning
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering along bottom below edge of map reads: "G.S.G.S. No. 2758./Published by War Office, 1942./2nd. Edition 1944. Scale 1:1,000,000 HEIGHTS IN METRES Revised and Photolithographed by O.S. [obscured by next map] [G]eograhical Section, General Staff, No. 2758/[P]ublished by the War Office, 1942/[?]0,000/5/44,Ch./(DEC. 1943)/heights in metres L.M.T. 0hrs. 32 mins. ahead of G.M.T. HEIGHTS IN METRES Made up from G.S.G.S. 2758. Sheet M 32/and part of Sheet M 31, dated 1939./Heliographed by O.S. 1942"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: N/A

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, 1944, Artifact no. 1992.2877, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2877.001/

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