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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0795.001

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: Marseille
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, linen backing

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 83.0 cm
Width: 62.2 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: France
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this map a 1942 updated version of a 1941 original
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 on border above map reads: "1:500,000 EUROPE (AIR) HEIGHTS IN METRES MARSEILLE NORTHERN ZONE LAYER SYSTEM/2nd Edition/N.E.42/2"; lettering on border below map reads: "Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 4072./Additions and corrections, August 1942./5,000/7/43.R. & 45,000/8/43R./Projection. Europe (Air) Conical Orthomorphic (Southern Zone)/Annual Change about 8' easterly (mean)/Compiled, drawn and heliographed at Ordnance Survey 1941."
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map; white border
Decoration: none

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0795, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0795.001/

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