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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

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 - industrial concentration, 1944 : degree of industrialization of provinces / R&A OSS.
  • Creator: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Analysis Branch
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Also shows cites and towns of "great" or "some" industrial importance. Includes reliability table. "No. 6140." "28 February 1945." "Restricted."
  • Scale: 1:4,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 31 x 21 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 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Korea, area surveyed at scale 1:50,000 (sketch map) / R & A, OSS. A brief outline of the work of the Japanese Land Survey Department.
  • Creator: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Analysis Branch
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Shows area surveyed at 1:50,000 by the Land Investigation Bureau under the Governor General of Korea. "From: A brief outline of the work of the Japanese Land Survey Department, Map 1 - Tokyo, 1926." "No. 6250." "28 February 1945."
  • Scale: ca. 1:11,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 11 x 11 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 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Korea, major chemical plants / R&A OSS.
  • Creator: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Analysis Branch
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Includes reliability table. "No. 6126." "12 February 1945." "Restricted."
  • Scale: 1:4,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 31 x 21 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

Iri, South Korea 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Iri, South Korea

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  • Title: Iri, South Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Sketch plan of I-ri (Ri-Ri) / lithographed in the Reproduction Branch, SSU.
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Interim Research and Intelligence Service
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Shows places of interest. "No. 3629." "Base map no. - 1917." "29 December 1945."
  • Scale: ca. 1:13,200
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 22 x 16 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 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Korea : machinery and railway equipment manufacturing centers and shipyards / R&A OSS.
  • Creator: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Analysis Branch
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Includes reliability table. "Important ... plants and shipyards, 1940." "No. 6111." "10 February 1945." "Restricted."
  • Scale: 1:4,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 31 x 21 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

Kwangju, South Korea 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Korea, Kwangju, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Kwangju, South Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Sketch plan of Kwangju (Koshu)
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Interim Research and Intelligence Service
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Shows points of interest. "No. 3626." "Base map 1919."
  • Scale: 1:13,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 30 x 16 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

P’ohang, South Korea 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Kyongsang-pukto, P'ohang, South Korea

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  • Title: P'ohang, South Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Sketch plan of P'ohang-Dang (Hoko-do) / R & A, IRIS.
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Interim Research and Intelligence Service
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: No. 3631.
  • Scale: ca. 1:13,300
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 21 x 16 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

Chongup, Korea 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Chongup, Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Chongup, Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Sketch plan of Chongju (Seishu).
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Interim Research and Intelligence Service. Research and Analysis Branch.
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: No. 3634. "Base map - 1918."
  • Scale: ca. 1:15,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 28 x 15 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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