One World One War. A map showing the line-up… by Richard Edes Harrison 1942
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'A Fortune Map. "One World One War. A map showing the line-up and the strategic stakes in this first global war"'
Richard Edes Harrison's map "One World, One War," published in Fortune magazine in 1942, just a few months after Pearl Harbor is a striking example of wartime cartography that emphasizes the interconnectedness of global conflict during World War II. Harrison, known for his innovative use of projection, employed an azimuthal equidistant projection centered on the North Pole, which presented the world in a way that highlighted the relative proximity of continents across the northern hemisphere. This view underscored the strategic importance of air routes and global alliances. By using this unconventional perspective, Harrison illustrated the concept of a single, interconnected global theater of war, visually reinforcing the notion that the conflict was truly worldwide, affecting all continents and nations. The map served to provide an understanding of the war's global scale and the necessity for international coordination. Each country is coloured on a spectrum to indicate to which side in the conflict their loyalties lay, and their degree of commitment to that cause. Reflecting the shifting and sometimes unclear nature of these alignments, both Thailand and Finland are cast as members of the Axis, although in Thailand's alliance with Japan was someone coercive in nature, and Finland had been invaded by Russia early in the war.
Size 54 x 68 cm | 21.0 x 26.5 inches
Date Published: 1942
Type: Vintage colour map
Author: Harrison, Richard Edes
Publication: Fortune Magazine
Condition: Good |
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