An American map titled "Esso War Map." The world map shows railroads, overland routes, air distances, steamship distances, deserts, mountain ranges, national boundaries, rivers, canals, and other details. The inset shows a top view of the Arctic. Printed material on the back displays Esso marketing efforts.
An American map titled "Esso War Map: The World Island." The map shows transportation routes, oil pipe lines, air line distances, steamship distances, mountains, deserts, marshes, arctic stations, international boundaries, and other details.
An American map titled "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." The map shows railways, canals, roads, winter trails, oil pipe lines, ruins, passes, polar stations, elevations, glaciers, tundra, deserts, dry salt lakes, boundaries as of January 1, 1938, and boundaries according to Russian treaties and claims as of October 1, 1944. This map is one of a set of maps that have been removed from an album titled "United States of America: United States Army Air Forces." Another note within the album read: "Prepared by Cartographic Branch, AC/AS-2 Intelligence."
An American map titled "Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands from the Indies and the Philippines to the Solomons." The map shows principal railroads, roads, oil pipe lines, airfields, elevations, depths, boundaries as of September 1, 1939, and other details. Includes inset maps of Saipan and Tinian, Guam, Rota, Pescadores, Nansei Islands, Iwo Jima, Pratas, Palau Islands, Yap, Truk Islands, Chichi Jima Retto, Haha Jima Retto, Ponape, Eniwetok, Marcus, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Soerabaja, Manila, and Davao.
An American map titled "Esso War Map: The Pacific Theater." The map shows transportation systems, canals, relief, elevations, rivers, streams, marshes, swamps, oil pipe lines, glaciers, tracks, trails, landmarks, the Great Wall of China, ocean depths, reefs, boundaries, and other details. Included are insets of the South China Coast, the Canton-Hong Kong area, Taiwan, and a portion of the Soviet Union near Vladivostok. This map is located on the back of M1453.
An American map titled "Esso War Map III featuring the Pacific Theater." The map and insets of Japan, adjacent mainlands, the Philippines, and Pacific islands show transportation routes, boundaries, relief, reefs, marshes, swamps, and other details.
An American map titled "Esso War Map III featuring the Pacific Theater." The map and insets of Japan, adjacent mainlands, the Philippines, and Pacific islands show transportation routes, boundaries, relief, reefs, marshes, swamps, and other details.
An American map titled "Esso War Map II featuring Fortress Europe, The World Island: Invasion Edition." The map of Europe shows transportation routes, oil pipe lines, steamship distances, marshes, international boundaries as of March 11, 1938, and other details of strategic importance. The inset shows boundary changes in Central Europe since 1938. This map is located on the back of M1452.
An American map titled "Esso War Map II featuring Fortress Europe, The World Island: Invasion Edition." The map of Europe shows transportation routes, oil pipe lines, steamship distances, marshes, international boundaries as of March 11, 1938, and other details of strategic importance. The inset shows boundary changes in Central Europe since 1938.
A map that has been annotated to show the post-war zones of occupation in Europe. The plastic overlay, taped to the map, has a black dashed line that highlights the distance between American zones and a blue line that presumably shows the extent of Soviet influence. The attached inset of the Berlin zones of occupation shows airfields, district boundaries as of 1938, railroads, main stations, and bus stations. The attached inset of the Vienna zones of occupation shows boundaries, railroads, airfields, communication centers, and other details.