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Our flying ambassadors and their routes

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Title
Our flying ambassadors and their routes
Alternative Title
Title at head of legend: Northern Hemisphere, showing notable aviation flights
Creator
C.S. Hammond & Company  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:70,000,000  
Coordinates
(W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--N 0°)
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Publisher
C.S. Hammond & Company  
Date of Publication
1928  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
1 hemisphere 30 cm in diameter, on sheet 58 x 33 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1928.
  • Advertisement for "The new peerless atlas of the world" on verso.
  • Ancillary map has inset: Lindbergh's aerial tour of the United States, July 20 to October 23, 1927.
  • Includes a list of endurance flights from 1924 to 1928 by American pilots, portraits of American endurance pilots (Lester J. Maitland, Richard E. Byrd, William S. Brock, Charles A. Lindbergh, Edward F. Schlee, Clarence D. Chamberlin, and Albert Hegenberger), other illustrations (1 color), and ancillary map: Lindbergh's aerial tour of Latin America.
  • Issued as a specimen of the maps published in C.S. Hammond & Company's "The new peerless atlas of the world."
  • Relief shown by gradient tints.
Language
English
Subject
  • Air pilots  
  • Endurance flights  
Genre
Thematic maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99902795812205899
Collection Title
1920s Maps
Collection
1920s Maps
TitleOur flying ambassadors and their routes
Alternative TitleTitle at head of legend: Northern Hemisphere, showing notable aviation flights
CreatorC.S. Hammond & Company  
ScaleScale approximately 1:70,000,000  
Coordinates(W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--N 0°)
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)
PublisherC.S. Hammond & Company  
Date of Publication1928  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions1 hemisphere 30 cm in diameter, on sheet 58 x 33 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1928.
  • Advertisement for "The new peerless atlas of the world" on verso.
  • Ancillary map has inset: Lindbergh's aerial tour of the United States, July 20 to October 23, 1927.
  • Includes a list of endurance flights from 1924 to 1928 by American pilots, portraits of American endurance pilots (Lester J. Maitland, Richard E. Byrd, William S. Brock, Charles A. Lindbergh, Edward F. Schlee, Clarence D. Chamberlin, and Albert Hegenberger), other illustrations (1 color), and ancillary map: Lindbergh's aerial tour of Latin America.
  • Issued as a specimen of the maps published in C.S. Hammond & Company's "The new peerless atlas of the world."
  • Relief shown by gradient tints.
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Air pilots  
  • Endurance flights  
GenreThematic maps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99902795812205899
Collection Title1920s Maps
Collection1920s Maps

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