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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0758.001

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: Darfur
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: 84.0 cm
Width: 60.0 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: Africa
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ this map is a Jan. 1942 reprint by a survey company of the Royal Engineers (British Army) from a 1939 2nd edition
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on border above map reads: "AFRICA 1:2,000,000/With AIR INFORMATION from/R.A.F. (I) G.H.Q., M.E., JAN., 1942./DARFUR/NOT TO BE PUBLISHED./REFER TO THIS MAP AS:-/1:2,000,000 AFRICA - DARFUR/NORTH/E 34 - 35/D 34 - 35"; lettering printed on border below map reads: "Geogrpahical Section, General Staff, No. 2871./Published at the War Office 1928/2nd Edition 1939/M.D.R. 538/934/Projection of the International Map/1 hr. 36 mins. L.M.T. ahead of G.M.T./Scale 1:2,000,000/Compiled at W.O., drawn and heliographed/at O.S., 1938 and printed at W.O., 1939/Printed by 512 (A.Fd.Svy.) Coy. R.E. Jan. 1942"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: none

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, 1942, Artifact no. 1994.0758, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0758.001/

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