News Map Week (2 results)
Published by News map of the Week, Inc.; Chicago, IL, 1941
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Seller: JDBFamily, Chico, CA, U.S.A.JDBFamily
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
US$ 35.00
US$ 4.75 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. These two maps, both measuring 47 x 33 inches when unfolded, are folded resulting in 16 folded panels. These two maps are titled ?May 5th 1941? and ?May 12th 1941 ? and covers the previous week to those dates. Both maps are in near fine condition with only a few smallish tears at folding points…and each with thumb-tack holes in the top corners. There are no markings on the maps and the color and graphics remain bright and clean. Each maps shows the world and portraying below numerous world events which are connected by numbers and lines to world locations. One map features a graphic showing 12 different maps of Europe titled ?Hitler?s Germany? - - showing the size of the German Empire as it has acquired surrounding countries. These maps were meant to be used in the American school system as a way to discuss and learn about world events.
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerGood. Closed tear extending one half inch into printed area from upper margin professionally repaired on verso. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Verso reinforcements at fold intersections. Exhibits pinholing at corners and some toning. Light soiling. Blank on verso. Size 36.5 x 46.25 Inches. This is a 1958 m…ap of the world. Presented on a semi-elliptical projection, the map depicts the world from Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean to Fiji and from the Arctic Ocean and Greenland to Cape Horn. The world map occupies the top half of the sheet and focuses on foreign troop strength in continental Europe, using pictographs to symbolize the soldiers. At this point, it was commonly believed that the Cold War would turn into a Hot War over central Europe, most likely in Germany, between forces of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc and NATO. Hence over 300,000 American soldiers were stationed in western Europe, with 225,000 in West Germany alone. The American troops were supplemented by another 100,000 British and French soldiers. Across the border in East Germany, an equal force of 425,000 Soviet troops were stationed, with more in Hungary, Romania, and Poland. The Bottom Half The bottom half of the sheet provides summaries of twelve of the past week's (January 9 to 15) most important global news stories, ranging from the United States to Cambodia. The topics addressed include student rocket launches, a change to American college football scoring, a change in Venezuela's cabinet, an Indonesian plea to Egypt to sell weapons, and the Cambodian decision to recall their ambassador from Moscow. Other historical content includes a short paragraph marking the inauguration of coast-to-coast telephone service in the United States, a short biography of the French painter Edouard Manet, and a short biography of Samuel Colt and his history-making revolver. Publication History This map was created and published by News Map of the Week, Inc. in January 1958.
