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OBJECT TYPE: Marine Navigational/Gnomonic Projection
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0784.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Hydrographic Service
MODEL: North Atlantic
LOCATION: 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: 71.4 cm
Width: 56.3 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: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ this map is a July 1941 reprint of a map originally published on Jan. 12, 1914
Canada: Unknown
Function: two dimensional graphic representation of a section of the earth's surface/used for aerial navigation across the Atlantic Ocean
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 shortest 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)./[crest]/Price Three Shillings"; lettering printed on border below map reads: "London - Published at the Admiralty 12th Jan.y 1914, under the Superintendence 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. 24.85x18.48 Engraved by Malby & Sons"
Missing: N/A
Finish: b + w map
Decoration: crest of Hydrographic Office on border at top right

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Canadian Hydrographic Service, Map, 1941, Artifact no. 1994.0784, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0784.001/

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