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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical/air strip
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0887.002

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

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
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: 71.0 cm
Width: 65.0 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 3rd edition printed in 1940
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 across top border reads: "ASIA 1:1,000,000/CAIRO/For use by/War and Navy Department Agencies only/Not for sale or distribution/WITH WIR INFORMATION as supplied/by the AIR MINISTRY/3RD EDITION/NORTH H-36"
Missing: N/A
Finish: b + w map printed on white sheet
Decoration: none

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, 1940, Artifact no. 1994.0887, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1994.0887.002/

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