National Geographic: Europe and the Near East 1943 World War 2 - Historic Wall Map Series - 38.75 x 34 inches - Art Quality Print

• CLASSY MAP IN OFFICE OR HOME: You can't go wrong with this beautiful production from National Geographic. A guaranteed conversation piece!
• A MUST-HAVE FOR COLLECTORS: This map is a beautiful representation of 1940s cartography in the heat of WWII.
• QUALITY PRINT: Printed on Polypropylene for rich clear colour and legibility. Makes for a beautiful product on your home, school or office wall.
• DURABLE MATERIAL: This quality print material won't easily crease or tear in shipping or with use
• ICONIC CARTOGRAPHY: National Geographic's maps are the standard others are measured against. You can count on this product having the highest quality content and display in the industry.

Own a piece of 20th century history with this vintage map! "Whether Norway, the Low Countries, Spain or Greece and the Balkans States become battlegrounds, the course of invasion can be followed on the new chart." By the time of publishing this map in June 1943, Europe had become a "Nazi fortress" with only four nations remaining neutral - Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Sweden. Hundreds of new place names appear on this map, and names once obscure in Northern Africa now made common due to American and British occupation. Essential to the outcome of the war, the only two nations that held Axis oil pipelines are Romania and Albania. Encouraged to follow along intensified bombings across the continent, National Geographic Magazine members were asked: When the war ends, where will the Nazi "unconditional surrender" be accepted? An inset of the Middle East and its precious oil pipelines add depth to this WWII-era map. Distances between key European and International ports and a key revealing the local names of each nation make this map an insurmountable reference for its time. This map is drawn in the Azimuthal Equidistant projection. This projection ensures that all points on the map are at proportionally correct distances from the center point. A must-have for map collectors and history buffs interested in military history, and particularly WWII. The perfect companion to Europe and the Near East 1940 and Europe and the Near East 1949. Printed on polypropylene, an ideal material for wall maps as the printing brings out rich colours, and crisp edges for readability. The material is stronger than most papers and unlikely to crease or rip. The matte finish eliminates glare, and adds texture to the map. Ideal for display. Your map is rolled and packaged in a sturdy tube to protect it during shipment.