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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0776.001

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: Upper Egypt
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper; linen backing

Dimensions

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

Length: 81.5 cm
Width: 68.0 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: Egypt
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ this map appears to be a 1st edition published in 1937
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: "AFRICA 1:2,000,000/IMPORTANT/AIR CORRIDRS and PROHIBITED AREAS/are not marked on this map. For these and/OBLIGATORY AIR ROUTES the regulations in/force in each country should be consulted./UPPER EGYPT/WITH AIR INFORMATION as supplied/by the AIR MINISTRY/NORTH/F 36-37/G 36-37"; lettering printed on border below map reads: "Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 2871/Published at the War Office, 1937./Projection of the International Map/2 hrs. 24 mins. L.M.T. ahead of G.M.T./1:2,000,000/Compiled, drawn and heliographed/at O.S. and printed at W.O. 1937"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: none

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, 1937, Artifact no. 1994.0776, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1994.0776.001/

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