Large-format fold-out 1943 map of the Theater of War in the Pacific Ocean, printed more than 80 years ago.

• This map shows the vast sweep of the Pacific Ocean, from Asia and Australia to the Americas, roughly centered on the Hawaiian Islands.



• It opens to a generous 27" x 37" and is drawn on a scale of 1:27,500,000 or 434 miles to the inch at the Equator.



• The map locates naval bases and railroads, and it shows mandates and possessions, with wonderful detail throughout, including dozens of islands and island groups (Iwo Jima, Saipan, Wake, Luzon, Borneo, Tarawa, New Guinea, the Marianas, Carolines, Marshalls, New Hebrides, Samoa, Tonga, and the Solomons, where the Battle of Guadacanal earlier in the year had been a decisive and strategically important victory for the Allies).



• Other details include the Defense Highway across Australia, air-line distances between strategic points, steamship routes, typical storm tracks, upper limits of drift ice, and more.



• There are 54 insets in the upper and lower areas of the map giving a closer look at many of the islands.



• This map was compiled by the cartographic section of the National Geographic Society and was issued as a supplement to the September 1943 National Geographic Magazine.



• 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. It folds to 6¾" x 9½". Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



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