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Source Description
Relief shown by hachures on New Britain map and shown pictorially on globe view.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
fn107c51t
label
Newsmap
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
fn107c51t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Newsmap
description
Relief shown by hachures on New Britain map and shown pictorially on globe view.
date
["1943"]
year
1943
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_017125
creators
United States. Army Service Forces. Morale Service Division
Harrison, Richard Edes
United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel. Educational Services Section
United States. Army Air Forces. Publications Division
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Occupied territories--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Malay Archipelago--Occupied territories--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Ocean--Occupied territories--Aerial views
World War, 1939-1945--Papua New Guinea--West New Britain Province--Maps
World War, 1939-1945--Southeast Asia--Occupied territories--Aerial views
Europe, Eastern--Maps
Malay Archipelago--Maps
Pacific Ocean--Aerial views
Southeast Asia--Aerial views
West New Britain Province (Papua New Guinea)--Maps
Aerial views
Military maps
Japan--Territories and possessions--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Eastern Europe
Empire of Japan
Europe
Malay Archipelago
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
West New Britain
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C.
publisher
Army Service Forces, War Dept. ; Army Air Forces distribution by Publications Division, Air Adjutant General, H.Q., A.A.F. ; Navy distribution by Educational Services Section, BuPers, Navy Dept.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
0
schema:longitude
120
extent
3 maps and 1 view on 1 sheet : both sides, color ; 86 x 114 or smaller, sheet 90 x 120 cm
notes
Relief shown by hachures on New Britain map and shown pictorially on globe view.
"Volume II No. 36."
"Prepared from public sources of information."
"U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943 - 538110."
War fronts: USSR, Southwest Pacific, Italy, Air offensive, Yugoslavia.
Photographs: French troops of 2nd Moroccan Division fight in Italy -- Half-track loaded with Frenchmen crosses the Volturno -- French First Armored Division during maneuvers -- B-25 Mitchell bomber -- 75mm shell for the cannon on the Mitchell bomber -- Japanese destroyer after being hit by shells from the Mitchell bomber -- Gen. Bernard Montgomery commander of the British Eighth Army explains battle strategy to Soviet generals: Maj. Gen. Vasiliev and Maj. Gen. Solodvnik.
Includes "Land of the setting sun" text and 11 map drawings showing the progression of Japan's land acquisitions from 1875 to Nov.1 1942.
Globe view and drawings by Richard Edes Harrison [reprinted from Fortune].
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no
dcId
fn107c51t
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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9050012662db4f5f