![]() Interestingly, world geography does not reflect territorial gains won by Nazi Germany in Europe, or the fighting in North Africa, but Manchukuo, the Japanese puppet-state in northeastern China, is illustrated and labeled. Oil fields, copper, rubber, and tin (essential raw materials for the war effort) are also noted by red overprinting. There are overprinted US, British, and Japanese flags highlighting the global naval and air bases of these world powers. 8, 1941', suggests this map is updated to that point. Clock faces along the Equator mark time zones, an essential detail in the age of air travel and world war. ![]() Red overprinting highlights air routes between the world's major cities. Each side depicts one of the Earth's hemispheres, with the nations of the world labeled and delineated by black dotted and dashed lines. ![]() Peary round double-sided globe map of the world as of December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Minnesota - North Dakota - South Dakota.Massachusetts - Connecticut - Rhode Island.
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