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Browse All : Newspaper Map and Separate Map of World from 1942
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Author
Herald American
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Color map from Herald American Pictorial Review August 1942. with 6 insets. The polar projection of this map effectively shows the proximity of Alaska and the Asian theater of war. " The Second World War saw a revival in popular interest in geography and maps; this interest was further fueled by the new "aviation era" maps produced by mapmakers such as Richard Edes Harrison, and their inclusion in newspapers around the States.
Author
[Owens, Charles H., Los Angeles Times]
Note
Color pictorial map, packed with information on timeline history of war since America entered the conflict, 1942. Date from verso. Shows political alignment, military bases, Pearl Harbor at the center of map, etc.
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