Original 1951 color lithographed topographical map of Yangdok and vicinity in P'yongwon County 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 coverage area is bounded by longitude 126°30'10.4" E to 126°45'10.4" E and latitude 39°10' N to 39°20' N.



• The map is drawn on a scale of 1:50,000, and the image area measures 37 x 43.4 cm [14½" x 17"], on a sheet measuring 22" x 24".



• The map is titled Yangdok, Korea, and is identified as Sheet 6531 IV, printed by Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, 7-51.



• There are numerous named places and features, including roads, railways, towns, villages, natural features, spot elevations, and contours, at intervals of 10 meters.



• In October 1950 Yangdok was along the approach line from the east toward Pyongyang by the 6th and 8th ROK Divisions, part of the flanking operation originally conceived by UN commander General Douglas MacArthur for US X Corps after it had landed on the east coast at Wonsan.



• In the summer of 1951, around the time this map was printed, the USAF’s 3rd Bomb Wing, based at Kunsan, was engaged in an interdiction campaign in the Yangdok area as part of Operation Strangle.



• Condition:  This map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with no rips, tears, or writing. 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.



• We may also have a nice companion to this map available in our eBay store — a 1951 US Army topo map published during the Blockade of Wonsan. It is listed as item # 224477479316. If you'd like to take a look, simply click here.



• Today, Yangdok is home to a hot springs spa complex in the mountains of South P'yongan province, a couple of hours' drive from North Korea's capital city. It has indoor and outdoor baths, a ski slope, and a horse-riding park, built on the site of Yangdok Recreation Center which had opened in 1947. The P'yongwon Line is today the P'yongra Railroad Line, an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea.



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