LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974), Aviator . Printed map of North Atlantic Ocean ANNOTATED AND INSCRIBED BY LINDBERGH: "For Vice Admiral G. H. Burrage, U.S.N., Charles A. Lindbergh, May 20-21 1927." 16 x 35in., matted and framed with: LINDBERGH. Autograph letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh") to Admiral Burrage, 23 January 1929. 1p., 8vo , ENCLOSING A SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PIECE OF THE FABRIC FROM THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. -- LINDBERGH. Typed letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh"), to Admiral Burrage, n.d. 1 page, 8vo .
LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974), Aviator . Printed map of North Atlantic Ocean ANNOTATED AND INSCRIBED BY LINDBERGH: "For Vice Admiral G. H. Burrage, U.S.N., Charles A. Lindbergh, May 20-21 1927." 16 x 35in., matted and framed with: LINDBERGH. Autograph letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh") to Admiral Burrage, 23 January 1929. 1p., 8vo , ENCLOSING A SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PIECE OF THE FABRIC FROM THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. -- LINDBERGH. Typed letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh"), to Admiral Burrage, n.d. 1 page, 8vo . "NO SLEEP FOR 61 HOURS. LONG ISLAND TO PARIS--3610 MILES" A REMARKABLY VISUAL NARRATIVE OF LINDBERGH'S SOLO FLIGHT, ACCOMPLISHED DURING HIS RETURN JOURNEY TO THE U.S.A. BY SEA. The flight path of the Spirit of St. Louis is drawn on this map -- even with a nice drawing of the plane itself! This was evidently accomplished under Lindbergh's narration of the events of his flight, starting with takeoff: "7:52 a.m. -- May 20. NY Daylight Savings Time. Gas 451 Gallons." A black ink line describes the flight path, up the coast of New England to St. John's Nova Scotia at "7:15 p.m. N. Y. Time." By 8:15 he is in the open Atlantic--and in darkness. Above a penciled drawing of an iceberg, the notation reads: "Dark, sleet 3 to 4 M[eters]. Altitude 8,000 to 10,000 feet--flying over clouds." At 1:15 a.m. he is about midway across the Atlantic, meeting the rising sun. "Daylight...Fog, altitude 10 to 200 feet--occasional 1,500 feet. Hazy overcast." Approaching the tip of Ireland at "5:30 p.m. Paris time," he asks "Which way is Ireland? Ate one and one half sandwiches." He marks his passage over Plymouth, England at 8:30 p.m. Paris time, and the map ends at Normandy, so the final notation reads "10:20 p.m. 21 May Paris time. Gas 85 Gals." Then Lindbergh's return route by ship is drawn on the map. And there are two letters of thanks from Lindbergh to Burrage, loosely inserted on top of the map, inside the frame. One is a short typed note of thanks "for your kindness and courtesy to me on my trip to Washington." But the second is an autograph letter ENCLOSING A SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PIECE OF THE FABRIC OF THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS: "I am enclosing a small piece of the original fabric from the 'Spirit of St. Louis.' This was cut away from the wing when the outer gasoline tank was removed preparatory to the flight to Mexico City, and is a part of the original covering." The fabric itself is minutely inscribed and signed as follows: "Part of the original fabric from the Spirit of St. Louis. To Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage. Sincerely Charles A. Lindbergh." This is one of the most remarkable Lindbergh pieces ever to come to auction, showing the young hero reveling with pride and excitement in the immediate aftermath of his remarkable solo flight across the Atlantic.
LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974), Aviator . Printed map of North Atlantic Ocean ANNOTATED AND INSCRIBED BY LINDBERGH: "For Vice Admiral G. H. Burrage, U.S.N., Charles A. Lindbergh, May 20-21 1927." 16 x 35in., matted and framed with: LINDBERGH. Autograph letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh") to Admiral Burrage, 23 January 1929. 1p., 8vo , ENCLOSING A SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PIECE OF THE FABRIC FROM THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. -- LINDBERGH. Typed letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh"), to Admiral Burrage, n.d. 1 page, 8vo .
LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974), Aviator . Printed map of North Atlantic Ocean ANNOTATED AND INSCRIBED BY LINDBERGH: "For Vice Admiral G. H. Burrage, U.S.N., Charles A. Lindbergh, May 20-21 1927." 16 x 35in., matted and framed with: LINDBERGH. Autograph letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh") to Admiral Burrage, 23 January 1929. 1p., 8vo , ENCLOSING A SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PIECE OF THE FABRIC FROM THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. -- LINDBERGH. Typed letter signed ("Charles A. Lindbergh"), to Admiral Burrage, n.d. 1 page, 8vo . "NO SLEEP FOR 61 HOURS. LONG ISLAND TO PARIS--3610 MILES" A REMARKABLY VISUAL NARRATIVE OF LINDBERGH'S SOLO FLIGHT, ACCOMPLISHED DURING HIS RETURN JOURNEY TO THE U.S.A. BY SEA. The flight path of the Spirit of St. Louis is drawn on this map -- even with a nice drawing of the plane itself! This was evidently accomplished under Lindbergh's narration of the events of his flight, starting with takeoff: "7:52 a.m. -- May 20. NY Daylight Savings Time. Gas 451 Gallons." A black ink line describes the flight path, up the coast of New England to St. John's Nova Scotia at "7:15 p.m. N. Y. Time." By 8:15 he is in the open Atlantic--and in darkness. Above a penciled drawing of an iceberg, the notation reads: "Dark, sleet 3 to 4 M[eters]. Altitude 8,000 to 10,000 feet--flying over clouds." At 1:15 a.m. he is about midway across the Atlantic, meeting the rising sun. "Daylight...Fog, altitude 10 to 200 feet--occasional 1,500 feet. Hazy overcast." Approaching the tip of Ireland at "5:30 p.m. Paris time," he asks "Which way is Ireland? Ate one and one half sandwiches." He marks his passage over Plymouth, England at 8:30 p.m. Paris time, and the map ends at Normandy, so the final notation reads "10:20 p.m. 21 May Paris time. Gas 85 Gals." Then Lindbergh's return route by ship is drawn on the map. And there are two letters of thanks from Lindbergh to Burrage, loosely inserted on top of the map, inside the frame. One is a short typed note of thanks "for your kindness and courtesy to me on my trip to Washington." But the second is an autograph letter ENCLOSING A SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PIECE OF THE FABRIC OF THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS: "I am enclosing a small piece of the original fabric from the 'Spirit of St. Louis.' This was cut away from the wing when the outer gasoline tank was removed preparatory to the flight to Mexico City, and is a part of the original covering." The fabric itself is minutely inscribed and signed as follows: "Part of the original fabric from the Spirit of St. Louis. To Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage. Sincerely Charles A. Lindbergh." This is one of the most remarkable Lindbergh pieces ever to come to auction, showing the young hero reveling with pride and excitement in the immediate aftermath of his remarkable solo flight across the Atlantic.
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