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- OBJECT TYPE
- topographical/aeronautical
- DATE
- 1941
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1994.0682.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Hydrographic Service
- MODEL
- North Atlantic
- LOCATION
- Canada
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
- 71.3 cm
- Width
- 54.5 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
- Hydrographic
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)/ this map is a July 1941 reprint of a map reproduced May 15, 1941 from an original published Jan. 12, 1914
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
two dimensional graphic representation of a section of the earth's surface/used for aerial navigation - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering printed on border above map reads: "NOTE/A straight line on this chart is a portion of a great circle and the shortist distance between any two points./In practice, the positions of the two places between which a great circle is required should be plotted on this/chart, and a straight line drawn between them. The great circle track may then be plotted on the Mercator's/chart by transferring the latitudes of the points of intersections of the track with the several meridians./GNOMONIC CHART FOR FACILITATING GREAT CIRCLE SAILING/NORTH ATLANTIC/NOTE/This chart is not corrected for dangers or other information/received after the date of publication and should be used/in conjunction with Navigational charts. (1924)./[logo] Price Three Shillings" lettering printed on border below map reads: "London_Published at the Admiralty 12th Jany. 1914 under the Superntendence of Rear Admiral H.E. Purey Cust, C.B. Hydrographer./Sold by J.D. Potter, Agent for the sale of the Admiralty Charts, 145 Minories./Reproduced, Canadian Hydrographic Service, May 15th, 1941, reprinted July 1941./Engraved by Malby & Sons"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- b + w; white background
- Decoration
- none
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Canadian Hydrographic Service, Map, 1941, Artifact no. 1994.0682, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0682.001/
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