This wonderful old map of the Pacific theatre of World War 2 with a focus on Japan was originally published in 1942. It was created by Stanley Turner.
An informative map that follows the invasion of the Pacific and the Far East by the Allied armies, who were on their way to Japan, following the Japanese attacks on British Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong and the bombing of the US fleet in Pearl Harbour.
These "Dated Events" maps were a series of maps created by Toronto-based artist Stanley Turner. They would be updated periodically with the latest information from the War. The maps were licensed and published by various publishers and companies around the world.
As you can probably imagine, if you didn't catch an update on the radio or newspaper, it was fairly hard to keep up with World War 2 from home. So maps like these were a great way of staying up to date.
The map is covered in fascinating bits of info - zoom into the listing images and read a few of them!
This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16in (30.5x41cm), 18x24in (45.5x61cm), 16x20in (40.5x51cm), 24x36in (61x91.5cm), 30x40in (76x101.5cm), 37x50in (94x127cm), 45x60in (114x152.5cm) and 52x70in (132x178cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 100in (254cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45.5x61cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of the world towards the end of World War 2 by Stanley Turner in 1944.
The locations on this map include: China, Japan, Philippines, Korea, the USSR, Borneo, Sumatra, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Burma and Singapore.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in the Pacific theatre of World War 2 with a focus on Japan or someone who is interested in educational maps.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.