The National Geographic Magazine September, 1952, vol. CII, No.3 New 10-Color Map of the Far East

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438 pp., softbound, with illustrations,
b/w and coloured photographs.
with articles “Indochina Faces
the Dragon” on pp. 287-328, and
“Far East’s Turmoil Shakes the Globe”
on pp. 429-430,
magazine published by The National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
with 10-Color Map of the Far East.
In the Far East in early 1950s, two wars raged: the Korean War and the First Indochina War.
This map of the region, accompanying the article “Indochina Faces the Dragon,” not only
includes an inset map of Korea with the battle line noted as of July of that year, but also
principal railroads, roads, canals, and airports; oil fields and pipelines, and the Great Wall
its ruins. A masterpiece of modern cartography 6 years after WWII ended. with 1 large folded map but matted separately – see jo# 63467