Armadillo & Dicker / Books on Main
AAF [Army Air Force]
WW2: Cloth Topographic maps of Eastern Asia, Japan, Philippines
$135
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Army Air Force, 1943
Very Good
AAF [Army Air Force]
WW2: Seven Pilot Escape Maps
Printed rayon, 1943-44, 2 maps each cloth, printed verso and recto. Various sizes approx. 22”x24” to 20”x45”
In October, 1942, the U.S. began production of cloth escape maps for pilots forced down on land in enemy held territory. By early 1943, the AAF would require 75 to 100 maps and the Army Map Service commenced mass production which continued until the conclusion of the war. Seven basic colors, corresponding to those used in the conventional paper maps were employed with as many as 17 distinct shades appearing on some maps. Although labeled as “cloth charts”, they were really typographical maps since they were not intended for aeronautical navigation purposes, instead they primarily portrayed topographical features in the land interiors, of major importance for escaping pilots. The seven here:
No. 32 French Indo China / 33 Central China
No. 34 Southeast China / No. C40 Luzon Island
No. 34 Southeast China / No. 35 Northeast China
C-43 North Mindanao / C-44 North Borneo
No. 53 Osaka / 54 Tokyo
Eastern Asia: Otomari/Vladimiro-Aleksandrovskoye
Eastern Asia: Hokodate [Japan] /Nemuro
CONDITION: Overall fine, but folded to pocket size with fold creases that can easily be ironed out. One map [Otomari/Vladimir] has what appear to be insect holes in both right and left quadrants. Another (Mindanao] has four small holes at center. [see photos]
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