Two Newspaper Maps (1 results)

Two black and white newspaper maps issued in the ?saka Mainichi Shinbunsha, one pictorial, with accompanying text and adverts printed on newsprint, folded. 39.5 x 55cm Very good condition. This pictorial map of Port Arthur and Dalian was published on 4 July 1904 by the Osaka Mainichi Shinbun as a supplement. It shows Port Arthur encircled by Japanese naval vessels, while Dalian is depicted as being occupied by Japanese troops. On the reverse, there is an essay on the war, accompanied by illustrations of Russian generals and a list of wounded soldiers who had been transported to the rear.A second map, detailing developments in the Russo-Japanese War, was published by the same newspaper just days later, on 8 August 1904. This map provides the dates of various battles, along with a chronology of the movements of the Russian Vladivostok fleet and Japanese attacks on Port Arthur. These two maps are rare examples of the kind of information made available to the general public on a day-to-day basis during the war.