Guide to the Sheila Scott Map Collection
MFC 4
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Scott, Sheila, 1927-1988
- Title
- Sheila Scott Map Collection
- Date Range
- 1943 - 1977
- Collection Number
- MFC 4
- Extent
- 105 items in 5 map folders + 1 box
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Maps)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Aeronautical charts collected by Sheila Scott for flight navigation. Many charts are annotated with flight routes, calculations and notes.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1611358).
Conditions Governing Use
Some of the items within this collection, including some that have been made available as digitised images, are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], Sheila Scott Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from Christies of London (auctioneer) 1994.
Biographical Note
Sheila Scott was an English pilot who broke over 100 long-distance flight and light-aircraft records between 1965 and 1972. Before entering aviation, she served in the Royal Navy as a nurse during the Second World War, and worked as an actress from 1945. Scott commenced pilot training in 1959, completing her first round-the-world flight in 1966. Scott was the first person to fly over the true North Pole in a small aircraft in 1971. She was appointed Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968.
Item Descriptions
Series 1. Published charts
Includes published aeronautical navigation charts and some maps. Many include Scott's annotations of flight routes.
Radionavigation Chart, AUS-RNC 9, 1968 (Item 1) - Folder 1
Aeronautical chart of region 9 showing portions of east coast of Australia and New Zealand North Island. Includes annotations in pencil showing course bearings. On sheet 51 x 84.
Series Information
Sheet AUS-RNC 9 of series Radionavigation Charts: AUS-RNC. Other sheets in the series can be viewed at MAP G8961.P6 svar (RNC) (P Stack)
Creator / Publisher
Dept of Civil Aviation Australia. Published by AIP Australia.
Pacific High/Low Altitude Enroute Charts, P (H-L) 1 and 2, Scales vary, 1970 (Item 2) - Folder 1
High/low Altitude enroute chart for aeronautical navigation showing 3 zones including Japan, Hawaiian Islands, and the east coast of United States of America. Annotated in pencil with calculations, headings and notes. On sheet 43 x 89 cm.
Series Information
Sheet P (H-L) 1 and 2 of series Pacific High/Low Altitude Enroute Charts.
Creator / Publisher
Denver, Colorado: Jeppensen & Co.
United States Low Altitude Enroute Charts, US (LO) 3 and 4, Scales vary, 1969 (Item 3) - Folder 1
Low altitude enroute chart for aeronautical navigation showing 3 zones including San Francisco, Fresno and Las Vegas. On sheet 42 x 89 cm.
Series Information
Sheet US (LO) 3 and 4 of series United States Low Altitude Enroute Charts.
Creator / Publisher
Denver, Colorado: Jeppensen & Co.
Area Charts: Caribbean and South America, A-1 / A-2, Scales vary, 1970 (Item 4) - Folder 1
Area charts for Caribbean and South America. Sheet A-1 shows charts for Buenos Aires, Belem, Bogota, Lima, and Rio De Janeiro. Sheet A-2 shows Miami-Nassau, Puerto Rico, Mexico City, Guatemala City and Panama. On sheet 51 x 114 cm.
Series Information
Sheets A-1 / A-2 of series Area Charts: Caribbean and South America. "Effective 25 Jun 1970 to 20 Aug 1970"
Creator / Publisher
Published by Detachment NR 4, Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, United States Air Force.
Radio Navigation Chart, High/Low Altitude, [North East Pacific], FEP/ 3 and 4, Scales vary, 1969 (Item 5) - Folder 1
Aeronautical chart of regions FEP / 3 and FEP / 4 of the north east Pacific. Includes annotations in pencil. On sheet 48 x 88 cm.
Series Information
Sheets FEP / 3 and FEP / 4 of series Aerad Flight Guides Radio Navigation Charts, 9th edition, Nov 1969.
Creator / Publisher
London: International Aeradio Limited.
Aircraft Position Chart, North Pacific 3094, 1:6,250,000, 1970 (Item 6) - Folder 1
Chart for San Francisco—Seattle, Anchorage—Tokyo. Annotations show tracking calculations. On sheet 56 x 131 cm.
Series Information
Sheet 3094 of Aircraft Position Chart. 22nd Edition.
Creator / Publisher
Washington D.C: U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Subgrp 7-16. Sectional Aeronautical Charts, 1:500,000
Series of Sectional Aeronautical Charts for North America. Some are annotated with flight routes and calculations. On sheets up to 60 x 124 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Washington D.C: U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
AAF Aeronautical Chart, Pakaraima Mountains, (826), 1:1,000,000, 1944 (Item 17) - Folder 1
Aeronautical chart for Pakaraima Mountains, Venezuela-Brazil. Annotated in pen. On sheet 56 x 74.
Series Information
Sheet (826) Pakarima Mountains of series AAF Aeronautical Charts. Advance Edition.
Creator / Publisher
Washington D.C: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Subgrp 18-19. Carte de France et des Pays Limitrophes au, 1:500,000
Aeronautical sheet maps of France. Some are annotated with flight routes and calculations. On sheets up to 62 x 98 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Paris: Institute Geographique National.
Luftfahrtkarte Aeronautical Chart, Stuttgarte, (NO 47/6), 1:500,000, 1960 (Item 20) - Folder 1
Aeronautical chart showing portions of France, germany, Switzerland and Austria. Annotations in pencil show routes and calculations. On sheet 65 x 87 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Institut fur Angewandte Geodasie.
Aerodromes and Structure of Airspace (up to 1700 feet GND), [Germany], 1:500,000, 1960 (Item 22) - Folder 1
Chart showing aerodromes in Germany. Annotated in pencil: "Green starts at 700ft" and "Blue Controlled Airspace ground up". On sheet 71 x 67 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Frankfurt: Bundesanstalt fuer Flugsicherung [Federal Institute for Air Traffic Control]
Aerodromes and Structure of Airspace (up to 1700 feet GND), [Germany], 1:500,000, 1961 (Item 23) - Folder 1
Chart showing aerodromes in Germany. Annotated in pencil with calculations. On sheet 71 x 67 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Frankfurt: Bundesanstalt fuer Flugsicherung [Federal Institute for Air Traffic Control]
Subgrp 24-30. Europe, ICAO, 1:500,000
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) aeronautical charts for Europe. Some are annotated with notes and calculations. On sheets up to 63 x 85 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Published by the War Office, for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Subgrp 31-36. R.A.F. 1:1,000,000 Aeronautical Chart
R.A.F. Aeronautical Chart series. Some are annotated. On sheets up to 61 x 81 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Published by D. Survey, War Office and Air Ministry.
Subgrp 38-41. R.A.F. 1:500,000 Aeronautical Chart
R.A.F. Aeronautical Chart series. Some are annotated. On sheets up to 71 x 109 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Published by D. Survey, War Office and Air Ministry.
R.A.F. 1:1,000,000 Topographic Navigation Chart, British Isles, TNC E-1, 1963 (Item 42) - Folder 2
Sheet TNC E-1 of Topographic Navigation Chart series. Includes Annotation in pencil. Edition1-GSGS. On sheet 106 x 145 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Published by Department of Survey, War Office and Air Ministry.
Subgrp 43-47. World Aeronautical Chart, 1:1,000,000
World Aeronautical Chart Series. Some are annotated. On sheets up to 56 x 74 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Published by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Centre, United States Air Force.
Subgrp 48-50. Global Loran Navigation Chart, 1:5,000,000
Global Loran Navigational Chart series. Some are annotated. On sheets 106 x 143 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Published by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Centre, St Louis, Mo.
Subgrp 51-59. USAF Global Navigation and Planning Charts, 1:5,000,000
Global Navigational Chart series. Some are annotated. On sheets 106 x 143 cm. Other sheets in the series can be viewed at MAP G3201.P6 s5000
Creator / Publisher
Published by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Centre, St Louis, Mo.
Pacific Chart Supplement, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1970 (Item 60) - Folder 3
Pamphlet of supplementary data to aeronautical charts of the Pacific.
Creator / Publisher
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.
Tanger, Feuille No. 1, 1:200,000e, 1957 (Item 61) - Folder 3
Topographic map of Tanger, Maroc ( Tangier, Morocco). Annotated in pencil with markings around the aerodrome, and instructions for communications with Tangier air traffic control tower, instructions for crossing the "finish line". Additional annotations in French. On sheet 50 x 32 cm.
Series Information
Series P 531, Edition 2 - I.G.N.F. Other sheets in series can be viewed at MAP G8230 s200
Creator / Publisher
Service Geographique du Maroc.
Official Map of Jersey, Two Inches to One Mile, 1968 (Item 62) - Folder 3
Map of the island of Jersey, showing roads, footpaths, boundaries, and contours and heights. Annotated with flight routes and calculations. On sheet 55 x 72 cm.
Creator / Publisher
Produced by BKS Air Survey Ltd, Leatherhead, Surrey, for the States of Jersey.
Isle of Man, Sheet 87, One Inch to One Mile, 1963 (Item 63) - Folder 3
Topographic map of the Isle of Man. Annotated with flight routes and calculations. On sheet 90 x 73 cm.
Series Information
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain, Sheet 87, Seventh Series. Other sheets in series can be viewed at MAP G5740 s63
Creator / Publisher
Made and published by the Director General of the Ordnance Survey, Chessington, Surrey.
Ireland, South East, Sheet 4 (185-075), 1:250,000, 1965 (Item 64) - Folder 3
Topographic map of South East Ireland. Annotated with flight routes and calculations. Includes fold out cover with sheet index. On sheet 95 x 67 cm.
Series Information
Ordnance Survey, Ireland, Sheet 4. Other sheets in series can be viewed at MAP G5780 s250
Creator / Publisher
Compiled, Printed & Published by the Director at the Ordnance Survey Office, Phoenix Park, Dublin.
Subgrp 65-73. USAF Operational Navigational Charts, 1:1,000,000
USAF Operational Navigation Chart series. Some are annotated. On sheets 106 x 146 cm. Other sheets in the series can be viewed at MAP G3201.P6 s5000. Earlier charts are titled USAF Operational Navigation Chart. Later charts in series are titled Operational Navigation Chart.
Creator / Publisher
Published by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, USAF.
Subgrp 74-90. Operational Navigation Charts, 1:1,000,000
Operational Navigation Chart series. All sheets are annotated. On sheets 106 x 146 cm. Other sheets in the series can be viewed at MAP G3201.P6 s5000. Earlier charts are titled USAF Operational Navigation Chart. Later charts in series are titled Operational Navigation Chart.
Creator / Publisher
Published by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, US Air Force, St. Louis, Mo.
Series 2. Undated strip maps
Comprises 10 strip maps made from portions of pubished map sheets. Strip maps are annotated with flight routes.
[Strip map Darwin to Camooweal], 1:1,000,000 (Item 91) - Folder 5
Strip map made from various World Aeronautical Charts. Shows a course plotted in pen between Darwin, Northern Territory, and Camooweal, Queensland. On sheet 183 (approx.) x 43 cm.
[Strip map Longreach to Burragorang], 1:1,000,000 (Item 92) - Box 6
Strip map made from various World Aeronautical Charts. Shows a course plotted in pen between Longreach, Queensland, and Burragorang, NSW. On sheet 145 x 36 cm.
[Strip map San Francisco to Los Angeles], 1:1,000,000 (Item 93) - Box 6
Strip map made from various World Aeronautical Charts. Shows a course plotted in pen between San Francisco and Los Angeles. On sheet 144 x 51 cm. Sheet fits with item 94 to form a larger strip map.
[Strip map Palm Springs to Tucson], 1:1,000,000 (Item 94) - Box 6
Strip map made from various World Aeronautical Charts. Shows a course plotted in pen between Palm Springs, California, and Tucson, Arizona. On sheet 150 x 38 cm. Sheet fits with item 94 to form a larger strip map.
[Strip map Lisbon to London], 1:1,000,000 (Item 97) - Box 6
Strip map made from various navigational charts (RAF Topographic Navigation Charts or similar). Shows a course plotted in pen between London, UK, and Lisbon, Portugal. On sheet 178 x 46 cm.
[ Halifax to Gander] (Item 99) - Folder 5
Portion of navigation chart showing course plotted in pen between Gander, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Includes annotation: "This chart seems to be made of good quality blotting paper!! Should be OK for mopping up any spilt coffee!". On sheet 38 x 67 cm.
Series 3. Miscellaneous papers
Includes flight planning documents and an clearance documentation for entry in an air rally.
Flight planning sheets for Anchorage to Adak and Adak to Cold Bay (Item 101) - Folder 5
3 photocopies of pilot flight planning sheets, filled out in pencil.
Western Pacific High Commission Aeronautical Information Document for British Solomon Islands Protectorate, 1970 (Item 102) - Folder 5
Guide to aerodromes and communications services for air travel within the British Solomon Islands Protectorate.
Creator / Publisher
The Secretariat, Western Pacific High Commission, Honiara, British Solomon Islands Protectorate.
States of Jersey Airport C.I. Aero Club - International Air Rally 1964 Clearance Check Form, 1964 (Item 103) - Folder 5
Guide to aerodromes and communications services for air travel within the British Solomon Islands Protectorate.
Creator / Publisher
The Secretariat, Western Pacific High Commission, Honiara, British Solomon Islands Protectorate.