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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical/folding
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0839.001

MANUFACTURER: Army Map Service, U.S. Army
MODEL: Azores-Marrakech-United Kingdom
LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
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: 142.5 cm
Width: 43.8 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: Defense US
Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
City: Washington

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this map dated 1944
Canada: Unknown
Function: two-dimensional representation of a portion of the earth's surface/ for use in aerial navigation
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering visible on border above map reads: "[E]S/[N] CHART/Advance edition/Subject to correction/RESTRICTED/AZORES-MARRAKECH-UNITED KINGDOM/MERCATOR PROJECTION TRUE SCALE 1:3,000,000 ALONG/LATITUDE 45 [degrees]"; lettering on border below map includes: "ARMY MAP SERVICE, U.S. ARMY, WASHINGTON, D.C., 340238/1944/AZORES-MARRAKECH-/UNITED KINGDOM/N2700-E200/3200x3200W"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white sheet
Decoration: none

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Army Map Service, U.S. Army, Map fragment, 1944, Artifact no. 1994.0839, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0839.001/

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