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Maps of ‘Asia’

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Papua – Fight for The Owen Stanley Range, 18 September – 15 November 1942

Categories: 1942, Indonesia, New Guinea, World War II

papua_owen_stanley_1942

Papua – Buna Perimeter, 16 – 21 November 1942

Categories: 1942, Indonesia, New Guinea, World War II

papua_buna_1942

Philippines – Bataan, January – April 1942

Categories: 1942, Bataan, Philippines, World War II

philippines_bataan_1942

Caucasia 1942

Categories: 1942, Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (nation)

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  • Title: Caucasia 1942
  • Date: 1942
  • Full Title: Climates of Caucasia : separate statistical table included, data in table 2 / drawn in the Geography Division, O.S.S. reproduced by the OSS Repro. Section.
  • Creator: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Geographic Division.
  • Publication Date: 1942
  • Map Publisher: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Geographic Division.
  • Notes: Map no. 989 August 21, 1942. "Gift from Office of Strategic Services Oct 19 1945" -- stamped in upper left.
  • Scale: ca. 1:4,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 20 x 28 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Korea 1943

Categories: 1943, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, World War II

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  • Title: Korea 1943
  • Date: 1943
  • Full Title: Korea industrial production / drawn in Ge.
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Division of Geography and Cartography
  • Publication Date: 1943
  • Notes: Includes inset location map. "June 1, 1943." "Far East series, map 5."
  • Scale: ca. 1:3,600,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 35 x 26 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Korea 1943

Categories: 1943, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, World War II

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  • Title: Korea 1943
  • Date: 1943
  • Full Title: Korea agricultural production and communications / compiled and drawn in the Department of State, Office of the Geographer.
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Division of Geography and Cartography
  • Publication Date: 1943
  • Notes: Includes population diagram and inset location map. "June 18, 1943." "Far East series, map 6."
  • Scale: ca. 1:3,600,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 35 x 26 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Ambon, Netherlands East Indies – Tan Toey Prisoners of War Camp – 1943

Categories: 1943, Ambon, Indonesia, World War II

ambon_1943

New Guinea Operations, January 1943 – February 1944

Categories: 1943, 1944, Indonesia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, World War II

new_guinea_1943-44

Korea 1943

Categories: 1943, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, World War II

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  • Title: Korea 1943
  • Date: 1943
  • Full Title: Korea : special strategic map
  • Creator: United States. Army Map Service
  • Publication Date: 1943
  • Notes: Shows two classes of roads, and three classes of railroads. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes references. "5/43 NP."
  • Scale: 1:2,000,000 Lambert Conformal proj.
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 57 x 39 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

Korea 1944

Categories: 1944, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, World War II

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  • Title: Korea 1944
  • Date: 1944
  • Full Title: Korea : Japanese in cities over 10,000 : (fu 1939, yu 1937) / compiled and drawn in the Department of State, Division of Geography and Cartography.
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Division of Geography and Cartography
  • Publication Date: 1944
  • Notes: Includes list of sources, population diagram and inset map: "Total Japanese in Korea, by provinces, December 31, 1941." "Provisional." "1475 D." "Far East series, map 29."
  • Scale: ca. 1:3,600,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 31 x 24 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

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