1943 Japan Publishing Distribution Co. Map of the WWII Pacific Theater
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Newest Pacific Situation Map. / 最新太平洋形勢地圖
Hawaii as the nexus of Japanese WWII Pacific strategy.
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Hawaii as the nexus of Japanese WWII Pacific strategy.
This is a rare 1943 (Showa 18) large format Japanese map of the Pacific, North and South America, and East Asia. Issued at the height of World War II, this map highlights the significance of Hawaii to the Japanese Pacific strategy - as a nexus for all traffic, military and otherwise, between Asia and America. Japanese claimed territories, in this case Korea, Japan, parts of Sakhalin, Taiwan, parts of Malaysia, and Micronesia are highlighted in red. Those areas under the Japanese sphere of influence, including Manchuria, China, Burma, and Cambodia are outlined in red. Also highlighted are the Japanese Kuril Islands and several Aleutian Islands where Japanese air based had been constructed in anticipation of action against the United States. A stamp in the upper left underscores that his map is approved by the Imperial Japanese authorities.Publication History and Census
This map was published by the Japan Publishing Distribution Co., Ltd. (日本出版配給株式會社) in January of 1943. We have been unable to trance another example.Cartographer
Japan Publishing Distribution Co., Ltd. (日本出版配給株式會社; May 5, 1941 - March 28, 1949), was a nationalized joint-stock publishing company active during the World War II period in Japan. Established on May 5, 1941 (Showa 16). The government supported firm consolidated more than 200 independent publishers as a national propaganda network. The published under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Publication Cultural Association. After the War, from 1946 (Showa 21), the company was returned to private management and renamed Nihon Shuppan Distribution Control Co., Ltd. The constituent firms dispersed shortly afterwards and by 1949 the Japan Publishing Distribution Co., Ltd. Some of the breakaway firms still publish. Further Details...
Condition
Very good. Light wear on old fold lines, with some verso reinforcement at a few fold intersections.