Japan's Occupation of China's Manchurian Coast, 1938 - Old Pictorial Map of Northeast China asia work leaving or housewarming gift

work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from Australia or Tasmania

and then engraved by John Rocque

This map was created back when cartographers knew relatively little about Africa

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Japan's Occupation of China's Manchurian Coast, 1938 - Old Pictorial Map of Northeast China asia work leaving or housewarming giftThis wonderful old map of Japan's invasion and occupation the Manchurian coast and Northeast China was originally published in 1936. It was created by an anonymous mapmaker. With Chinese and Japanese writing, this rare and colourful map illustrates the land the Japanese had seized in the North East of China just before World War 2 broke out. The Japanese invaded Manchuria for its resources and land to help Japan's growing industries and economy,