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1943 Showa 18 East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere Full Map Set (20 Maps)
CoProsperitySet-showa18-1943$1,250.00

Title
標準大東亞分圖 / Standard Map of the Great East Co-Prosperity Sphere.
1943 (dated) 21 x 29.5 in (53.34 x 74.93 cm)
1943 (dated) 21 x 29.5 in (53.34 x 74.93 cm)
Description
This is an important and rare full set of 20 maps from the 1943 Showa 18 World War II (WWII) Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere series. The series of maps covers from India to Hawaii and from Japan to Australia. Those areas of particular interest and important to the Japanese war effort, particularly Malay, the Philippines, Australia, and Java, are double mapped.
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (大東亜共栄圏) was an imperial concept created and promulgated for occupied Asian populations during 1930-45 by the Empire of Japan. The concept was announced by Hachirō Arita on June 29, 1940. The Co-Prosperity Sphere was intended as a self-sufficient 'bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers.' It covered Southeast Asia, Eastern China, Manchuria, Japan, the East India Islands, and parts of Oceania. The idea promoted the cultural and economic unity East Asians, Southeast Asians, and Oceanians.
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (大東亜共栄圏) was an imperial concept created and promulgated for occupied Asian populations during 1930-45 by the Empire of Japan. The concept was announced by Hachirō Arita on June 29, 1940. The Co-Prosperity Sphere was intended as a self-sufficient 'bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers.' It covered Southeast Asia, Eastern China, Manchuria, Japan, the East India Islands, and parts of Oceania. The idea promoted the cultural and economic unity East Asians, Southeast Asians, and Oceanians.
- Co-Prosperity Sphere General Map
- Marshall Islands / Micronesia
- Philippine Islands
- Luzon, Philippines Islands
- Indochina
- Thailand
- Burma
- Malay / Sumatra
- Malay / Singapore
- Java
- Java II
- Borneo
- Celebes
- New Guinea
- Australia
- Western Australia
- New Zealand
- Hawaii
- India
- Northern India
Condition
Very good. All maps come with original blue paper folders. Some are slightly more faded than others. Some have pinholes in corners. All bear title stamp and deaccession stamp. All maps measure roughly 21 x 29.5 inches.