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Map North Atlantic Ocean: Northeastern Sheet [portion].

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Title

  • North Atlantic Ocean: Northeastern Sheet [portion].

Summary

  • This is one of four charts held at the American Geographical Society Library that the American aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902--74) used to plan his historic transatlantic flight. Lindbergh was an airmail pilot who, in 1926, learned of the $25,000 prize for the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris. Backed by a group of businessmen in St. Louis, Missouri, Lindbergh had a special plane built, which he named The Spirit of St. Louis in honor of his supporters. On May 21--22, 1927, Lindbergh achieved the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, covering the 5,790 kilometers from Roosevelt Field, New York, to Le Bourget, Paris in 33.5 hours. This map shows the extreme measures that Lindbergh used to lighten his aircraft. To eliminate every ounce of unnecessary weight from his plane, Lindbergh went so far as to cut off sections of the map that he would not need on the flight. The annotations on the map read: "Unused portion of chart for New York to Paris flight--1927. C.A.L." and "Gift from Charles A. Lindbergh, Dec. 18, 1950."

Names

  • Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 Annotator.
  • United States. Hydrographic Office Creator.

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Hydrographic Office, 1922.

Headings

  • -  1922 to 1927
  • -  Flight
  • -  Nautical charts
  • -  North Atlantic Ocean
  • -  Transatlantic flights

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Scale 1:5,300,000."--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : color, annotated ; 27 x 11 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668448

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Lindbergh, Charles A. , Annotator, and United States Hydrographic Office Creator. North Atlantic Ocean: Northeastern Sheet portion. Washington, D.C.: Hydrographic Office, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668448/.

APA citation style:

Lindbergh, C. A. & United States Hydrographic Office Creator. (1922) North Atlantic Ocean: Northeastern Sheet portion. Washington, D.C.: Hydrographic Office. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668448/.

MLA citation style:

Lindbergh, Charles A. , Annotator, and United States Hydrographic Office Creator. North Atlantic Ocean: Northeastern Sheet portion. Washington, D.C.: Hydrographic Office, 1922. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668448/>.