Famous flights and air routes of the world
Title
Famous flights and air routes of the world
Subject
Air travel
Description
Colored pictorial wall map of the world, with metal edges top and bottom. Shows list of 25 famous flights, starting with Charles Lindbergh, shown top center. It also includes vignettes of 25 different planes and pilots from the early 1900's to 1930's. Includes routes of all the major airlines of the time including Northwest, American, United, Western Air, Eastern, Pan American, Pennsylvania, Air France, KLM, Imperial, Japan Air, Civil Air Trust, China National and Canadian Airways. The original copyright for the map is 1937, although the map is cataloged as 1948 in the Heinz Collection. Includes title carthouches, decorative compass rose and key to symbols. Relief shown by shadings.
Creator
H. J. Heinz
Source
David Rumsey
Date
1937
Contributor
Diane Jakacki
Rights
Public
Language
English
Identifier
https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/u01hwc
Coverage
World
Files
Collection
Reference
H. J. Heinz, Famous flights and air routes of the world, 1937
Cite As
H. J. Heinz, “Famous flights and air routes of the world,” Mapping History, accessed May 18, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/328.