MAP READING [Main Title]

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  • Title: MAP READING [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 671
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  • Summary: Series of instructional films, intended to be shown in order, covering the basics of map reading, including the use of equipment such as the Service protractor and prismatic compass.
  • Description: Part I. The military map and conventional signs. Part II. Contours - hills and slopes. Part III. Contours - spurs, re-entrants, and valleys. Part IV. Visibility. Part V. Map setting, and position finding. Part VI. Comparison of map and ground. Part VII. Aids to direction. Part VIII. Measurement of distance, and choosing a route. Part IX. Direction on the map. Part X. Direction on the ground. Part XI. Uses of the prismatic compass.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 671
  • Sound: Sound
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  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Army Kinematography (Production sponsor) Publicity Picture Productions (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 26
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