‘SHAN STATES AIR ROUTE: Scale 1 Inch = 32 Miles’

IOR/L/PS/12/2022, f 173

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1937. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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A map accompanying a report by Frederick Tymms, Director of Civil Aviation in India, on his reconnaissance flight of 25-26 April 1937: see folios 165-171. The purpose of the flight was to explore the possibility of establishing a direct air route between Burma and Hong Kong via French Indo-China and the Shan States. The route of the reconnaissance flight is shown in blue and the proposed air route in red.

National boundaries and railway lines are demarcated on the map.

Extent and format
1 map
Area map covers
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Scale
Scale approximately 1: 2,028,000
Scale designator
Horizontal
Orientation
North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 24° 25' 48" N, 92° 18' 36" E
Top-right: 24° 25' 48" N, 102° 30' 0" E
Bottom-left: 17° 23' 24" N, 92° 18' 36" E
Bottom-right: 17° 23' 24" N, 102° 30' 0" E
Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed on paper

Dimensions: 440 x 508mm, on sheet 535 x 546mm

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Map

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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/L/PS/12/2022, f 173

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1937 (CE, Gregorian)

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