Europe from Newfoundland—WW2 Atlantic strategy—Richard Edes Harrison 1940 map
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'Map 8: Europe'
Looking east from a notional jumping-off point in Newfoundland, Richard Edes Harrison turns the North Atlantic from a barrier into a strategic corridor. Great-circle lines pass through Ireland and Britain towards Central Europe, while Greenland, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the western Soviet Union rise across the curved horizon. Routes and distances from North American cities expose relationships obscured by a conventional Mercator map: Lisbon and Bergen, for example, sit on unexpectedly comparable approaches. Published during the Battle of Britain, the accompanying text directly questions American isolation behind the Atlantic and considers the military and economic power of a future European bloc. It is a striking pre-war example of Harrison’s ability to make global proximity intuitively visible.
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Size 35 x 57 cm | 14.0 x 22.0 inches
Date Published: September 1940
Type: Original vintage limited-colour double-page perspective relief and strategic map
Author: Harrison, Richard Edes
Publication: Fortune Magazine
Condition: Good |
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