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1950

  • Work on this object began.

1977

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Escape Map (USA), 1950

This is a Escape map. It is dated 1950 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is synthetic (?) and its technique is printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Defense Mapping Agency.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 100 x 91 cm (39 3/8 x 35 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Litho by S.F. Aug. 1951 Published by the Aeronautical Chart Service, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. June, 1950 (C&G.S.) Base no. 1

Cite this object as

Escape Map (USA), 1950; synthetic (?); H x W: 100 x 91 cm (39 3/8 x 35 13/16 in.); 1977-51-1

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