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

76.1 cm

Width

65.3 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 is a 1942 4th edition of a map originally published in 1934.

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 printed on border above map reads: "ASIA 1:1,000,000/CAIRO/FOURTH EDITION. ARMY/AIR STYLE/NORTH H-36"; lettering printed on border below map reads: "Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 2555./Published by War Office, 1934./4th Edition 1942/10,000/8/43 Ch./Annual change about 3' Easterly./Projection of the International Map/L.M.T. 2 hrs. 12 mins. ahead of G.M.T./HEIGHTS IN METRES/Certain main spot heights are indicated/by a white tab to improve legibility.Scale 1:1,000,000/1 inch = 15.78 Miles or 1.014 Inches = 16 Miles/1 Millimetre = 1 Kilometre/Compiled at W.O., drawn and heliographed by O.S., 1940./Roads partially revised 1942"

Missing

N/A

Finish

colour map on white background

Decoration

none