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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical/folding
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0864.001

MANUFACTURER: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
MODEL: Antigua
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: 116.5 cm
Width: 77.2 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: Survey US
Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
City: Washington

Context

Country: Central America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); this updated map printed in Feb. 1942
Canada: Unknown
Function: two-dimensional representation of a portion of the earth's surface/ used for aerial navigation
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on lower border below map includes: "ANTIGUA/PUBLISHED AT WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE/UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES BY THE/U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY/UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR/AND THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE/FEBRUARY 1942/RESTRICTED/Scale 1:1,000,000/ANTIGUA/N1400-W5500/360 X 600/AERONAUTICAL CHART"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white sheet; red overprint
Decoration: none

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U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, Map, 1942, Artifact no. 1994.0864, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0864.001/

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