Digital Image: 1944 Locher Map of the World Illustrating Great Circle Distances for Air Travel
TeleCurveMap-locherhall-1944_d
Title
Locher-Hall Tele-Curve Map for Air-Aige. Shortest Airline Courses and Great Circle Distances.
1944 (dated) 17.75 x 23 in (45.085 x 58.42 cm) 1 : 70100000
1944 (dated) 17.75 x 23 in (45.085 x 58.42 cm) 1 : 70100000
Description
FOR THE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP, WITH HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, CLICK HERE.
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Cartographer S
Felix Maurice Locher (July 16, 1882 - March 13, 1969) was a Swiss inventor and actor. Born in Bern, Switzerland, Locher held over 100 copyrights and patents, all relating to a unique mapping system. Locher began working as an actor at the age of 73, when he was visiting his son, actor Jon Hall (February 23, 1915 - December 13, 1979), on a movie set. The director of the movie, Elmo Williams, convinced Locher to play the elderly Tahitian chef in the film. From there he went on to have a productive acting career, and even appeared in Star Trek. He bears the distinction of being the oldest actor ever to appear in an episode of Star Trek by birth year. Little is known about Locher's personal life. More by this mapmaker...
Jon Hall (February 23, 1915 - December 13, 1979) was an American film actor and the son of inventor Felix Maurice Locher (July 16, 1882 - March 13, 1969). Born in Fresno, California, Hall (born Charles Felix Locher) was raised in Tahiti by his father. He originally planned on becoming a diplomat and was educated in England and Switzerland before a friend from Tahiti suggested he try his hand at acting instead. Hall began his acting career in the mid-1930s, appearing in several movies in uncredited roles and 'whatever jobs in pictures' he could get. His big break came when Hall got the starring role in The Hurricane, which was released in 1937. He had a long and successful career in Hollywood, appearing in over forty different movies and television series. Off screen, Hall helped develop the revolutionary Locher-Hall Telecurve map with his father, Felix Locher Hall was also an inventor in his own right and a skilled pilot. He held patents for an underwater camera, optivision lenses, and the design for the hulls of PT boats for the U.S. Navy. Hall married singer Frances Langford in 1934 and they divorced in 1955. He then twice married and divorced actress Raquel Torres. Learn More...
References
OCLC 35621065.