COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Long Lines Department.
Date:
1946
Short Title:
Overseas radio telephone service from the United States
Publisher:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Publisher Location:
New York, N.Y.
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
58
Obj Width cm:
91
Scale 1:
45,000,000
Note:
Map of the world depicts the overseas American telephone and telegraph international radio telephone service as of February 1, 1946. Including existing and planned services from facilities in New York, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle with dozens of cities worldwide. Showing existing service indicated by solid lines and plans for the expansion of its international radio telephone system by dashed lines. New radiotelephone circuits were established to connect the United States with Barbados, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and the Philippine Islands. Note: "Service with Alaska is furnished over radio facilities of the U.S. Army Communication system Inter.Connected with Bell system wire facilities at Seattle." There was no direct radiotelephone circuit with Barbados, Egypt, New Zealand, and Norway prior to the war. New circuits were authorized between Puerto Rico and the Netherlands West Indies, and between the United States and Austria.
World Area:
World
Country:
United States
Subject:
Communications
Full Title:
Overseas radio telephone service from the United States : direct and principal inter-connecting services - present and planned. Feb. 1, 1946. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Long lines Department. Mercator projection. Based upon U.S. Hydrographic Office Map No. 5192. 7th edition. August 1931.
List No:
11941.000
Publication Author:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Long Lines Department.
Pub Date:
1931
Pub Title:
Overseas radio telephone service from the United States : direct and principal inter-connecting services - present and planned. Feb. 1, 1946. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Long lines Department. Mercator projection. Based upon U.S. Hydrographic Office Map No. 5192. 7th edition. August 1931.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
11941.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
58
Pub Width cm:
91
Image No:
11941000.jp2
Authors:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Long Lines Department.
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Overseas radio telephone service from the United States
