Central Japan 1:250,000 / prepared under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, by the Army Map Service (LU), U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. 1943
- Bib ID:
- 7247564
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- United States. Army Map Service, cartographer
- Related Online Resources:
- Map Index at National Library of Australia
- Edition:
- Various editions.
- Scale:
- Scale 1:250,000 ; Polyconic projection (E 128°00ʹ--E 141°00ʹ/N 42°00ʹ--N 29°00ʹ).
- Description:
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- Washington, D.C. : War Office, 1943-
- 65 maps : colour ; 46 x 39 cm or smaller, on sheet 57 x 51 or smaller.
- Series:
- GSGS (Series) ; no. 4586.
- Notes:
-
- Map series of central Japan showing cities, towns, villages, settlements, roads, tracks or trails, boundaries, principal navigation lights, railroads, rice fields, light houses or lights, radio broadcasting stations, other radio stations, fields, and anchorages. Relief shown by contours, and spot heights.
- Includes various issues of sheets covering Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū.
- "Heights in meters"
- "All place names transcribed according to the modified Hepburn (Romaji) system"
- "A.M.S. L571"
- Military grid.
- Some sheets reproduced by W.O.; some 3rd editions sheets are prepared by 64th Engr Base Topo. Bn., and have transverse Mercator projection.
- Co-ordinated for use with the following sets covering adjoining areas: Northern Japan 1:250,000 (A.M.S. L561) and Southern Japan 1:250,000 (A.M.S. L591).
- Includes text, magnetic declination diagram, index to adjoining sheets, conversion graph, glossary, index to boundaries, topographic control points, index to prefecture boundaries, and some 3rd editions include reference table.
- Some sheets are compiled from Japan 1:50,000, Japanese Imperial Land Survey (1904).
- Each sheet has individual title and number.
- Place names are in English and Japanese.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1943
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
- Standard map series designation: A.M.S. L571
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 9999
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