Dec 17, 2020 - Sale 2555

Sale 2555 - Lot 126

Price Realized: $ 2,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(JAPAN -- WORLD WAR II.) Japanese Imperial Naval Office. Dai Toa Senso Yozu. Large color-printed Japanese naval world map on 2 sheets joined. 41x65 inches overall; folded, minor soft creases and corner tack holes else excellent condition. Japan, Showa 17 (1942)

Additional Details

Oversize official intelligence map of the world recording all major Japanese naval engagements early in the Pacific War from December 8, 1941 to March 1942. Includes markings indicating American, British and French bases throughout the Pacific and southeast Asia, with keyed tags noting Japanese attacks and invasions, sunken enemy ships, paratroop drops, and territories with potential for takeover during the first few months of the war.