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289 - A TOUCHING MAP WITH ANNOTATIONS DOCUMENTING THE SEARCHES CONDUCTED BY HENRI GUILLAUMET FOLLOWING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JEAN MERMOZ WHILE IN FLIGHT
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A TOUCHING MAP WITH ANNOTATIONS DOCUMENTING THE SEARCHES CONDUCTED BY HENRI GUILLAUMET FOLLOWING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JEAN MERMOZ WHILE IN FLIGHT Air France map background printed on paper, labeled “Map of West Africa to Brazil” and dated “1934” Handwritten annotations showing the flight path from Dakar to Natal, with the probable position of the Croix du Sud (F-AKGF) on December 7, 1936, at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11:43 a.m. Several weather reports recorded in segments. Small marginal sketches depicting the profiles of two figures. Handwritten date: “January 4, 1937.” 65 x 45 cm (Sun-faded paper, holes, creases, soiling, scattered tears) An evocative annotated map documenting the search undertaken by Henri Guillaumet following Jean Mermoz’s disappearance Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Then passed down through the family
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