 1939 Romer Pictorial Resource Map of South America  WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Battleground of Commerce. Description: This is a 1939 Jack Romer pictorial resource map of South America eight months before World War II. Depicting the continent from Panama to Tierra del Fuego and from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, Romer and the Sunday News highlight the natural riches of South America and their implied strategic importance to Germany, Italy, and Japan. Trade and the Coming WarIcons scattered from Colombia and Venezuela to Chile mark everything from tobacco, cotton, and coffee, to sheep, cattle, and goats, to petroleum, rubber, copper, and iron. Every country in South America has something of value on offer. The text box in the lower left corner states that trade between the Americas increased between 1933 and 1937, as did trade between Germany and many nations in South America. Trade between South American countries and Great Britain, however, decreased dramatically over the same period, making South America an important theater in the ensuing struggle between the Axis and the Allies, even if most of the physical fighting happened an ocean away. These numbers are illustrated by a series of graphs included in the lower right corner.On the MapSouth American countries are shaded different colors to allow for easy differentiation. Each country's area, population, exports, and imports are provided, giving more hard numbers to support the argument made here. Shipping routes between various ports in South America and New York and Liverpool are illustrated by dashed lines, with the distance between the two ports given in miles.Publication History and CensusThis map was created by Jack Romer and published by the New York Sunday News on January 29, 1939. The only other known example is part of the David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University.Size: Printed area measures 22 inches high by 15 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Newsprint. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Text and printed photographs on verso. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other Services Conservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. |
