Title

eng EXAMPLE: Far East

Alternative Title

jpn 百万分一航空圖

Hyakumanbunnoichi Kōkūzu

Description

eng The "Hyakumanbunnoichi Kōkūzu" is a map collection produced between 1939 and 1944, covering strategic areas in Northeast Asia, including Sakhalin, Primorski Krai, Manchuria, Korea, and central and southern Japan. With a 1:1,000,000 scale (1:1,000,000 kōkūzu), these maps meticulously chart air routes, roads, and urban areas, reflecting the geopolitical importance of the region. Marked "Gokuhi" (confidential) and detailed with contours and spot heights, these maps were essential for strategic planning during East Asia's era of intense modernization and expansion (Cynthia Leng 2024).

Creator/agency who created the original map

jpn 陸地測量部 (Land Survey Department)

eng Creator: Japanese Government

Date

1939

1944

Genre

eng Genre: Japanese Intelligence Maps

Places shown in the map

eng Sakhalin

eng Ōshū

eng Honshū Island

eng Republic of Korea

eng Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

eng Heilongjiang Sheng

eng Jilin Sheng

eng People’s Republic of China

eng Russian Federation

Language

eng Japanese

eng Chinese

Non-Carleton Source

eng Stanford University Libraries

Subject

eng Topographic maps

eng Aeronautical charts

eng Manchuria (China)

Rights

eng NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT

Contributor

eng Cynthia Leng