Occupation Map of Japan and Adjacent Areas including Potential U.S. Bases in the Pacific. by JAPAN / WORLD WAR II) Gross, Alexander (mapmaker) - No date. Ca. 1946.

Geographia Map Co.. circa1945.. Very large colour maps, on a sheet 98.5 x 136 cms, folding into a red and blue pictorial cover, five full color maps on the recto: Japan on a larger scale (two inset maps: density of population; minerals); Japanese Empire (three inset maps: Taiwan; Bonin Islands; the Philippines); Oceania and Australia; and South East Asia; and on the verso: Map of the Pacific with Places Occupied by U.S. Forces and Probable U.S. bases marked in red, publisher's advertisements on one panel, some edge wear and discolouration, browning to the folds, a few small fold splits with no loss, but overall bright, in very good condition. A collection of maps printed at the end of WWII intended to inform the U.S. populace. Although no doubt published in large quantities, this map is now an uncommon survival. There is an extensive listing of "Indispensable Maps and Atlases" with prices. The very bold cover graphic harkens back to a traditional Western pre-World War II view of Japan. Alexander… Read More