Jun 06, 2019 - Sale 2512

Sale 2512 - Lot 226

Price Realized: $ 1,625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(WORLD WAR II.) Genkon No Kowan Bogyo Ichirei. Large color-printed Japanese strategy map on 4 sheets joined. 42 1/2x89 1/2 inches overall, wide margins; folded; occasional small stain and strengthening to fold versos but in general very good condition. Japan, circa 1940

Additional Details

Harbor defense training map presenting naval advancements since the time of the Battle of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. The map illustrates maneuvers and procedures for the Japanese Navy to strike and defend against the enemy using modern (i.e. 1940) military technology and conceivably anticipates an attack on Pearl Harbor.