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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0681.001

MANUFACTURER: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
MODEL: 5 M
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: 102.4 cm
Width: 69.6 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ aeronautical information on this map current as of June 15, 1944
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: "5M RESTRICTED/Lambert Conformal Conic Projection Standard Parallels 33 [degrees] and 45 [degrees]"; lettering printed on border below map reads: "PRICE 40 CENTS 44-6/COMPILED AND PRINTED AT WASHINGTON, D.C./BY THE U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY/UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE/Principal Sources: Canadian Government,/U. S. Geological Survey, Civil Aeronautics/Administration and the U. S. Coast and/Geodetic Survey./Consult Civil Aeronautics Administration/Notices for changes occurring in aeronautical/data on this chart after/JUNE 15, 1944/WARNING: Due to war conditions, lights, radio facil-/ities and other aids to air navigation may be changed or/discontinued without notice./NOTICE:--This document contains information affecting the national defense/of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C., 31/and 32, as amended. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any/manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law./This chart is prepared for use in daylight,/under white, ultra-violet, red and amber lights/DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/REGIONAL/AERONAUTICAL CHART/RESTRICTED/In the VITAL DEFENSE AREA civilian/flight will be permitted on civil airways/only upon approval flight plans by the/Fighter Command./Scale 1:1,000,000/5M"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: none

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U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, Map, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1994.0681, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0681.001/

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