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Korea 1945

Categories: 1945, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea, World War II

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  • Title: Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Korea (Chosen) / lithographed in the Reproduction Branch, OSS.
  • Creator: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Analysis Branch
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Shows roads, cities, railroads and boundaries. Includes reliability table, glossary to Korean and English terms, inset map of Cheju-Do and inset map of Korean provinces. "5 January 1945." "No. 3325-R & A, OSS."
  • Scale: ca. 1:1,200,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 83 x 57 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 (including Quelpart and Tsushima) telecommunications / R & A, OSS.
  • Creator: United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Analysis Branch
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Includes reliability table and glossary to Korean, Japanese and English terms. "No. 6169-R&A, OSS." North oriented to the left. "28 February 1945." "Restricted."
  • Scale: ca. 1:2,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 30 x 56 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, World War II

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  • Title: Korea 1945
  • Date: 1945
  • Full Title: Korea : special strategic map
  • Creator: United States. Army Map Service
  • Publication Date: 1945
  • Notes: Shows two classes of roads, and three classes of railroads. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Includes references. "AMS 5207." "7-45."
  • 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 1946

Categories: 1946, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea 1946
  • Date: 1946
  • Full Title: Korea : zones of occupation / R&A OSS.
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Division of Map Intelligence and Cartography
  • Publication Date: 1946
  • Notes: Shows American and Soviet zones. Relief shown by gradient tint. "10271 July 1946." "Restricted."
  • Scale: 1:5,200,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 18 x 14 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

Pusan, Korea 1946

Categories: 1946, Asia, Korea, Pusan, South Korea

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  • Title: Pusan, Korea 1946
  • Date: 1946
  • Full Title: Korea City Plans 1:12,500 : Pusan (Fusan)
  • Creator: United States. Army Map Service
  • Publication Date: 1946
  • Notes: Relief shown by form lines and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Includes location map, key to precincts and glossary to Korean, English and Japanese terms. "A.M.S. L951." "For use by War and Navy Department Agencies only. Not for sale or distribution." "7-46."
  • Scale: 1:12,500 Polyconic proj.
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 91 x 75 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

Seoul (Korea) 1946

Categories: 1946, Asia, Korea, Seoul

  • Title: Seoul (Korea) 1946
  • Date: 1946
  • Full Title: Korea city plans 1:12,500 : Kyongsong or Seoul (Keijo).
  • Creator: United States. Army Map Service
  • Publication Date: 1946
  • Map Publisher: United States. Army Map Service
  • Notes: Relief shown by contours, spot heights and hachures. Depths by soundings. Military grid. "AMS L951." Three classes of roads, three classes of railroads, and areas of vegetation and cultivation are shown. Administrative units and some buildings are named. "Korean names transcribed according to the McCune-Reischauer system, Japanese forms of Korean names (shown in parentheses) transcribed according to the modified Hepburn (Romaji) system." Includes glossary of Korean, Japanese and English terms, inset map "Index to sources" and notes. "3-46." Index on verso.
  • Scale: 1:12,500
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 75 x 89 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

Seoul, South Korea – 1946

Categories: 1946, Seoul, South Korea

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Korea and surrounding countries 1947

Categories: 1947, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea and surrounding countries 1947
  • Date: 1947
  • Full Title: Korea and surrounding countries
  • Creator: United States. Dept. of State. Division of Map Intelligence and Cartography
  • Publication Date: 1947
  • Notes: Title supplied by cataloger. "10727 June 1947."
  • Scale: ca. 1:24,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 16 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

Korea 1949

Categories: 1949, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea 1949
  • Date: 1949
  • Full Title: Korea
  • Creator: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  • Publication Date: 1949
  • Notes: Shows international and provincial boundaries, national and provincial capitals, place names and other cities. "11171 ... 4-49." "CIA reproduction."
  • Scale: ca. 1:4,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map 21 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 1949

Categories: 1949, Asia, Korea, North Korea, South Korea

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  • Title: Korea 1949
  • Date: 1949
  • Full Title: Korea
  • Creator: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
  • Publication Date: 1949
  • Notes: Shows provincial boundaries, national and provincial capitals and other cities in blue. International boundaries and place names in black. "11171.1 ... 4-49." "CIA reproduction."
  • Scale: ca. 1:4,000,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map : col. 21 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

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