Handsome
fold-out wall-size color lithographed 1936 map of the Pacific Ocean,
with 73
insets of islands and island groups, printed more than 85 years ago.
- This map opens to a generous
80.2 x 99 cm [31½" x 39"] and is drawn on a scale of 1:35,000,000.
- It
shows
highways, railroads, airways, principal steamship routes (with
distances in nautical miles), and natural features.
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It is surrounded by 73 smaller maps, on various scales, of islands,
island groups, and cities, including Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti, Papeete, New
Caledonia, Noumea, New Hebrides, Western Samoa, Easter Island, Nauru,
Marianas, Bismarck Archipelago, Yap, Tarawa, Tinian, Saipan, Solomon
Islands, Guam, Wake, Pitcairn, Gilbert and Ellice, Pago Pago, Hawaiian
Islands, Pearl Harbor, Suva, Rarotonga, the Aleutian Islands, and many
more.
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This map was published by the National Geographic Society in December
1936 and is dated in the legend.
- Condition: It is in excellent condition, bright
and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. It folds
to approximately 9¾" x 6½" and is blank on the back, with no
printing on the reverse side. Please
see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.
- This is an original, authentic 1936 map, not a
reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be
genuine.
- 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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