This elaborate wartime map centered on the Pacific theater of war was created by Ernest Dudley Chase (1878-1966), one of the leading figures in pictorial mapmaking during the middle 20th century. It locates numerous Allied naval bases, railroads, British & French colonial possessions, and the Axis power countries in menacing black. (Curiously, Fascist Italy does not appear in Axis black, despite the fact that the map predates the armistice in September 1943.) The oceans are filled with illustrations of Allied military power including ships, submarines, and aircraft with distances between various ports noted. Illustrations along the border feature "A Yank Tank", "Flying Fortress", and a "New Anti Aircraft Gun Machine." Chase describes his production as "A Battle Map, to set the stage for 'total war' on land and sea; And, in the border, just a hint - A prayer - for total Victory!" Blank verso. This example is signed by Chase in pencil at bottom left.

References: Curtis & Pedersen (War Map) pp. 154-57; Hornsby (Picturing America) pp. 31-34; Rumsey #8531.

Condition: A+

Crisp and colorful.