Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Dated events world war map.

Barcode: 56206

Image Number: 56206.0001

Creator: Turner, Stanley F., 1883-1953

Publishing Location: Toronto, Canada

Alternative Title: World War Map

Brief Description: Detailed map of World War II showing combat actions and declarations of war including the 1938 Anschluss (annexation of Austria by the Nazis). Icons illustrate the areas rich in resources such as iron, steel, coal  and wheat which were valuable to the war effort on both sides. Includes insets of Africa, Western and Eastern Hemispheres, and northern Scandinavia. Includes inset maps of Africa, Western and Eastern Hemispheres and northern Scandinavia.

Publisher: C.C. Petersen (Firm),

Date/Date Range Produced: 1941

Language: English

Region Depicted: World

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps

Dimensions: 42 x 54 cm

Historical Context: The map may have been issued in late May or June way before the United States entered the war after the December 7th Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. On June 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union. This is not on the map but the invasions of Finland and Poland in 1939 by the Soviet army are indicated.

LC Call Number: G3201.S7 1941 T8

OCLC: 1268936522

Accession Number: OML-1941-148

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/56206.0001