Original 1951 color lithographed topographical map of Wonsan, Munchon,
Yonghung Bay, and vicinity, South Hamgyong Province, on North Korea's
eastern coast, prepared by
the Army Map
Service, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. during the
Korean
War, more than 70
years ago.
- The map is drawn on a scale
of 1:50,000, and the image area
measures 37 x 43 cm [14½" x 17"], on a sheet measuring 21" x 24".
- The coverage area is bounded by longitude 127°15'10.4" E
to 127°30'10.4" E
and latitude 39°10' N to 39°20' N.
- Details include the Kalma Pando peninsula, where the
First Marine Division had come ashore seven months before this map was
printed.
- Other features include roads, railways,
lighthouses, rivers, rice paddies, built-up areas, spot elevations, and
contours, at intervals of 20
meters.
- The map is titled Wonsan, Korea, Hamgyong-Namdo
and
is identified as the Third Edition of Sheet 6631 I, printed by Army Map
Service, Corps of Engineers, 5-51.
- Condition: It is in excellent condition,
bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. It
is blank on
the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the
scans
and feel
free to ask any questions.
- The map has never been folded, and we will ship it to you
carefully rolled in a sturdy
cardboard tube.
-
This is an original, authentic 1951 map, not
a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be
genuine.
- It was published during the Blockade of Wonsan, or the
Siege of Wonsan — the
longest naval blockade in modern history, lasting 861 days. United
Nations naval
forces, primarily from the United States, successfully kept the
strategically important city of Wonsan from being used by the North
Korean Navy.
- Buy with confidence! We are always happy to combine
shipping on the
purchase of multiple items — just make sure to pay for everything
at one time, not individually.
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