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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0727.001

MANUFACTURER: Dept. of Mines & Resources
MODEL: Megantic
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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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: 76.6 cm
Width: 61.5 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: Mines Resources CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ this map is a June 1941 reprint of an original published in 1934
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: "NATIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES/Canada/Department of Mines and Resources/SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING BRANCH/HYDROGRAPHIC AND MAP SERVICE/FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY/SHEET No 21 S.W. (NORTH HALF)"; lettering printed on border below map reads: "THE VARIATION OF THE COMPASS NEEDLE, JANUARY 1932/VARIATION DE L'AIGUILLE MAGNETIQUE, JANVIER, 1932/AIR NAVIGATION EDITION/MEGANTIC/QUEBEC-MAINE/Scale 8 miles to 1 inch or 1:506,880/Echelle 8 milles au pouce ou 1:506,880/Price 25 cents/Folder form 35 cents Linen backed 50 cents/Sous forme de depliant 35 cents Entoile 50 cents/Compiled, drawn and printed by the Geographical section, General Staff, Department of National Defence, 1934;/Canadian topography from maps of National Topographic Series; topography in United States from maps and/information furnished by U.S. Geological survey; and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey./Reprinted at the Hydrographic and Map Service, Labelle Building, Ottawa, 1940, where additional copies may/be obtained./Changes occurring in aeronautical information after date of/publication have not been made on this chart. Consult/Department of Transport, Civil and Radio Aviation circulars./June 1941"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: none

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Dept. of Mines & Resources, Map, 1941, Artifact no. 1994.0727, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0727.001/

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