A Japanese map of China, Korea and Russia focusing on where the Russo - Japanese war was fought. Port Arthur (Now Lushun) where a major battle between Japan and Russia happened has an expanded view in the lower left.
Two other expanded views are shown in the lower left. Both are from peninsulas in China just to the left of lower Korea. Most likely other battle areas.
Japan was very proud of the Russo - Japan war. It was the first time an Asian country defeated a European country in battle. At this time China was weak and Russia convinced them to lease Port Arthur (Lushan now) to them as a southern port. Their only other Pacific port was north in Vladivostok which froze over in winter.
Japan considered that area of the Pacific their sphere of influence and didn't want the Russians there. Japan won most of the battles against the Russians.
Russia also had supply problems. their supplies had to come overland from Moscow on their one set of railroad tracks. Their ships had to come from the Baltics and go around Africa.
Eventually Theodore Roosevelt negotiated the Treaty of Portsmouth and the Russians left Port Arthur and Japan was recognized as the primer power in East Asia.
The map is titled "Russia War Map" in Japanese. It was printed January 1, 1906. (Date Meiji 39, is shown on the right side margin of the map in photos # 3 & 4)
It's a reprint of a map from February 18, 1904. (Date is shown Meiji 37 is shown in the upper right margin in Photos #1 and close up photo # 7)
The condition is very good except there are obvious folds.
It's 21 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches.
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