{"product_id":"malaya-sumatra-economic-resources-map-singapore-campaign-asahi-february-1942-p-7-028493","title":"Malaya \u0026 Sumatra—economic resources map—Singapore campaign—Asahi—February 1942","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eマレー・スマトラ要圖 [Outline map of Malaya and Sumatra] 特輯 シンガポール攻略戰 [Special feature: Battle for the capture of Singapore]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDated 1 February 1942, the day after the last Allied troops crossed the Causeway onto Singapore Island and blew a gap in it behind them, this Shūkan Asahi cover announces “Special feature: battle for the capture of Singapore” over a colourful map of Malaya and Sumatra. Singapore sits at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, facing Sumatra across the straits, with the Riau islands scattered to the south. Green forest, yellow farmland and symbols for rubber, tin, tungsten and bauxite chart the region’s wealth, while violet oilfields mark Sumatra’s oil: within a fortnight Japanese paratroopers had seized the refineries at Palembang. We have found no other example offered by a Western dealer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54274891678043,"sku":"P-7-028493","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-7-028493a.jpg?v=1791486042","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/fr\/products\/malaya-sumatra-economic-resources-map-singapore-campaign-asahi-february-1942-p-7-028493","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}