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OBJECT TYPE: Subway
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0062.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Metropolitain
LOCATION: Paris, France

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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: 18.0 cm
Width: 13.7 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: Leconte
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Mr. McBride was in Paris after its liberation by Allied forces in Dec. 1944.
Canada: Collectively, this collection provides a window into some of the more personal aspects of wartime service life for the average Airman, including how he spent his leave.
Function: This map shows the Paris metropolitain (subway system).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed lettering on legend at upper left reads: "METROPOLITAIN"; printed lettering on legend at lower left reads: "ANDRE LECONTE/EDITEUR/38. R. Ste. CROIX DE LA/BRETONNERIE, PARIS"; printed lettering on legend at bottom centre reads: "PLAN - ECLAIR - Déposé"; printed lettering on border near lower right corner reads: "Imp. Buttner - Thierry"; lettering on back hand written in ink reads: "Subway System/in Paris.".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Colour map; white border.
Decoration: None.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Map, before 1946, Artifact no. 2010.0062, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2010.0062.001/

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