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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0801.001

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: Cartagena
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: 85.5 cm
Width: 59.5 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: Defence UK
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Africa
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this map produced in 1940
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 AFRICA (AIR) HEIGHTS IN METRES CARTAGENA SOUTHERN ZONE LAYER SYSTEM 2nd Edition N.W.36/2"; lettering on border below map reads: "Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 4072./Additions and corrections January, 1942./3,500/4/42.Cr./Projection. Europe (Air) Conical Orthomorphic (Mediterranean Zone)/Annual change about 7' easterly. (mean)/Compiled, drawn, heliographed and printed at Ordnance Survey, 1940."
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map; white border
Decoration: none

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, 1940, Artifact no. 1994.0801, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0801.001/

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