Description: 1939 Le Petit Parisien Map of the World during World War II WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Grande Carte en Couleurs du Théatre des Opérations de la Guerre Mondiale. Description: This is a 1939 Le Petit Parisien world map illustrating the state of hostilities before the Spring 1940 offensive in World War II. The map depicts the world from the Atlantic Ocean to Alaska and Hawaii and from the Arctic Ocean to the Cape of Good Hope, Australia, and New Zealand. As this is before the 1940 German offensive in Western Europe, France had not yet suffered its humiliating defeat. European geography does reflect the German and Soviet gains of 1939, when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and divided Poland in half between themselves. The borders of Nazi Germany also reflect the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria in March 1938, and the occupation of Czechoslovakia, which took place in two steps. First, under the terms of the Munich Agreement, Nazi Germany occupied the Sudetenland (the northern and western border regions of Czechoslovakia), supposedly as a means of protecting ethnic Germans who lived there. Then in March 1939, the German army invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia and proclaimed it a Protectorate of the German Reich. Meanwhile, in Asia, war had been raging on and off since 1931, with the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Japanese and the Chinese 'officially' beginning in 1937. The Japanese puppet state of Mancukuo (Mandchoukouo), established in 1931 following the Mukden Incident, is the only immediately obvious clue to the fighting in Asia. The Japanese Mandates in the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands are labeled, but no hint of the critical role they will play in the Pacific War is noted. It is also important to note the, unremarkable, though important, presence of colonial labels throughout the map. For example, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are referred to simply as Indochine (Indochina), then a French colony, while India is the Indian Empire, the jewel of the British Empire. The political geography of Africa looks nothing like it does today, with French North Africa, French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, Belgian Congo, and Italian East Africa among the many political entities that have ceased to exist since the creation of this map. Even the United States is included, with the Philippines labeled as an American possession, along with Guam, Wake Island, and the Hawaiian Islands, which were still a territory in 1939. Overall, this map provides a snapshot of the world as it stood in the fall of 1939 and the first few months of 1940. A world in chaos, marred by brutal warfare on three continents, with an uncertain future. Although undated, through the geography we are able to date this map to late 1939 or early 1940. It was printed by the French newspaper Le Petit Parisien. Size: Printed area measures 26 inches high by 37 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Backed on archival tissue for stability. Blank on verso. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "
Price: 715 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-02-22T21:33:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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