???????. [Saishin sekai daichizu]. [The Current Large Map of the World].

Large colour folding map of the world with attractive border of some curiously chosen merchant ensigns and coats of arms along the upper and lower margins, 78 x 110 cm. Neat repairs along some folds on reverse, a little toning on map but still a good attractive copy. This large map of the world was issued as the new year supplement for a boys' magazine, Shonen Kurabu ????? in January 1931. Japan and its territories in red are positioned in the centre of the map. The vastness of Russia and the British Empire stand out and the Irish Free State is still indicated as being part of the UK. Interestingly, Russia is still shown in its customary Imperial green, rather than the more common red that was typically adopted for the Soviet Union.