二百万分一太平洋周域輿地圖 (航空圖) -- 1:2,000,000 Taiheiyō shūiki yochizu (kōkūzu), Maps Index

Description:

This polygon shapefile is an index to the map series "二百万分一太平洋周域輿地圖 (航空圖) -- 1:2,000,000 Taiheiyō shūiki yochizu (kōkūzu)" (1942-1943). Stanford University Libraries holds a large collection of Japanese military and imperial maps, referred to as gaihōzu, or "maps of outer lands." These maps were produced starting in the early Meiji (1868-1912) era and the end of World War II by the Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters, the former Japanese Army. The Library is in the process of scanning and making available all of the maps in the collection.This layer provides an index map that can be used to locate individual scanned map sheets.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ff620qk8599

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ff620qk8599

Language:

eng

Creator:

Stanford Geospatial Center

Publisher:

Stanford Digital Repository

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Topographic maps, Index maps, Military maps, and Polygon data

Subject:

Topographic maps, Index maps, Grids (Cartography), Military maps, Military, and Boundaries

Theme:

Military and Boundaries

Temporal Coverage:

1942-1943

Date Issued:

2025

Spatial Coverage:

East Asia, South East Asia, South Asia, Oceania, and Russian Far East

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Rights Holder:

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile

Georeferenced:

false