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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical/folding
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0843.001

MANUFACTURER: U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office
MODEL: Mexico: Manzanillo-Tapachula
LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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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: 133.5 cm
Width: 86.8 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: Mexico
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this map a corrected version issued Jan. 1942 of a 1st ed. originally published July 1940
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 on legend includes: "(on seal) HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE/U.S. NAVY/AVIATION CHART/MEXICO/MANZANILLA-TAPACHULA/MERCATOR PROJECTION/Natural Scale 1:1,000,000 at Lat. 16 [degrees]"; lettering on border below map reads: "1st EDITION July 1940/Correct through Notice to Aviators/No. 1 Jan 1942/Published at the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., July 1940/under the authority of the SECRETARY OF THE NAVY/Price $1.00/V-202"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white sheet
Decoration: none

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U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, Map, 1942, Artifact no. 1994.0843, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0843.001/

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