Mori Jirō (森治郎)
Mori Jirō (森治郎; fl. c. 1919 - 1921) was a Japanese cartographer based in Shimonoseki. His known surviving works include maps of Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Sasebo, and Kitakyushu.
AKA: 森治郎
Hiroshima - Heart of Japan's Military-Industrial Complex.
最新廣島市街地圖 / [Latest Street Map of Hiroshima Municipality].
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A scarce and highly detailed 1922 city plan or map of Hiroshima, Japan, drawn by Mori Jirō (森治郎) and published by Oobuchi Zenkichi. It presents the city in the midst of rapid expansion and industrialization, driven by industries related to the military which would later make the city a target of Allied bombing during the Second World War. (more details)