Total War Battle Map: Chase, 1942

Title: | Designed and Drawn by Ernest Dudley Chase  Author: Ernest Dudley Chase Date: 1942 Condition: Crisp and colorful, flawless first published example Inches: 35 1/2 x 14 7/8 [Image]  Centimeters: 90.17 x 37.78 [Image]  Product ID: 308485 Mapping Victory in a World at War This intricate wartime cartographic work focusing on the Pacific theater was produced by Ernest Dudley Chase, a prominent figure in the field of pictorial cartography during the mid-20th century. The map delineates numerous Allied naval installations, railway networks, British and French colonial territories, while depicting Axis nations in foreboding black tones. Notably, Fascist Italy remains absent from the Axis coloring scheme, despite the map's creation prior to the September 1943 armistice. The oceanic regions teem with depictions of Allied military assets—warships, submarines, and aircraft—accompanied by notations of inter-port distances. The decorative border showcases military hardware inclu