Dec 17, 2019 - Sale 2527

Sale 2527 - Lot 176

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(PICTORIAL MAPS -- JAPANESE PROPAGANDA.) Saikin No Toa Keisai Zukai. Large folding color-printed pictorial map of eastern Asia. 31x42 1/2 inches overall; very minor edge wear, else quite nice. Japan, Showa 12 (1937)

Additional Details

Large format pictorial map illustrating the perceived threat of Soviet encroachment into Japanese and Chinese controlled regions and the military mobilization to combat that danger. Scattered throughout the map are pictorial references to various domestic animals, products and valuable resources.

together with: Toa Kiki Meisai Zukai. Color-printed pictorial map of eastern Asia containing photographs of the faces of political leaders of China, Mongolia, the Soviet Union, the puppet state of Manchukuo, and others. As with the map above, it focuses on Soviet expansion, military movements, and political factions in China and surrounding states. 21x30 1/4 inches; old folds, minor spotting. Japan, Showa 12 (1937).