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OBJECT TYPE: Plotting
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2814.001

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: Reykjavik - Berwick
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

Dimensions

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

Length: 112.0 cm
Width: 81.7 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: Defence UK
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ this map is a 1944 2nd edition of a map published in 1942
Canada: many Canadians served as Navigators in RCAF squadrons attached to RAF commands during WWII
Function: 2 dimensional graphic representation of a section of the earth's surface/ a plotting chart is an outline map devoid of topographical or hydrographic details, used to plot or draw an airplane or ship's course based on readings & calculations acquired from navigational instruments
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering along top above edge of map reads: "SMALL SCALE PLOTTING SERIES (SECOND EDITION) REYKJAVIK - BERWICK SHEET N.W. 54/30"; lettering along bottom below edge of map reads: "G.S.G.S. (AIR) No. 5012/2nd. Edition, 1944./15,140/2/45 Cr./HEIGHTS IN METRES MERCATOR PROJECTION SCALE 1:2,000,000 AT 56 [degrees] N./Compiled and drawn at A.D. Maps, Air Ministry Oct. 1942"
Missing: N/A
Finish: red ink on white background
Decoration: N/A

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