Air Staff Planning Chart. Singapore North

Type of Item:

MAP

Type of Map:

Aviation Map

Source:

Survey Department, Singapore; 测量局; Singapore. Survey Department

Accession Number:

AM000008

Title:

Air Staff Planning Chart. Singapore North_West

Covering Date:

1949

Scope and Content:

Map covers part of the world on the north-west quadrant from the point of tangency (centre of circle) at 0 degree North latitude,104 degrees East longitude (which is approximately 100 miles south of Singapore) to the circumference at a radius of 4000 nautical miles. The map, constructed on an azimuthal equidistant projection, shows parts of South East Asian countries, which are Malaya, part of Indonesia (showing part of Sumatra), most of Siam (Thailland), part of French Indo-China, and Burma, India, part of China, part of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Aden Protectorate, Eritrea, Somaliland, French Somaliland, British Somaliland, parts of Iraq and Saudi Arabia in Asia, parts of Ethiopia, and Kenya in Africa, Tibet, Himalayas, capitals, towns (and cities), main railways, main roads, spot heights (in metres), international boundaries, levels of land indicated by tints between sea level, 500 metres, 1000 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres, 7000 metres and above, rivers, lakes, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Caspian Sea and others. Also shown are three bar scales, in nautical miles, kilometres and statute miles, and notes pertaining to linear measurments on the map.

Media - Image Number:

20050000691 - 0026

Source Reference Number:

2,500/11/49 S.P.C.

Language/ Script of material:

English

Other information about copies:

The four maps in AM000008 to AM000011 can be joined together to form a circular map.

Publication Notes:

War Office, Geographical Section, General Staff, London

Conditions Governing Access:

Viewing permitted. Use and reproduction only with permission.