Historical information

From the collection of "Maxwell Lennox Matheson" No.418447 RAAF. Enlisted 22/5/1942 Aged 19. Discharged 19/2/1948 - Rank FLTLT.

Physical description

This map is in colour. It is made of a stiff paper and has a map printed on both sides.
Side1 - scale 1:2,315,000. 31.72 Nautical miles = 1 inch. It shows Eastern half of New Guinea. It also shows New Britain and New Ireland. Manus Island is at the top.
Side 2 - Scale 1:1,000,000 - this shows Manus Island on right side, top of New Guinea at bottom edge (Wewak) and some other little islands.

Inscriptions & markings

The map on side 1 has numerous navigation tracks and calculations in pencil. i.e. LAE, KOKODA, PORT MORESBY.

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