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This layer includes tracings of labels, composed of text and black box markers, on the map. Although I cannot read Japanese, I believe these labels are significant because they label minute details on the map. I struggled with tracing a lot of the…

This layer only includes the outline and lines found on the map. I viewed this layer a skeleton of the map, representing the geometric theme used for forms that are not landmasses or illustrations. I placed this as the fourth layer so that it…

This layer shows the map reader(s) where bodies of water are located. Knowing the location and layout of water was important for at least two reasons: (1) it indicated where barriers and entryways to accessing land further inland existed, and (2) it…

One of the key purposes of this map was to provide the reader(s) with a plan for where to place specific military personnel and supplies/equipment upon landing on the beach. This information is conveyed through symbols, numbers, and acronyms, which…

Another critical function of this map was to show the reader(s) how to move personnel and supplies around the beach area and, more importantly, further inland. This layer shows the roads—perhaps existing (represented by the solid lines) and planned…

This layer contains the security classification level of the map, as well as the name of the location, date the map was created, and information on who prepared it. The latter three items serve as important reference points for the map reader(s), who…

Notes from HOLLIS Catalog:
Shows names of streets, drainage, vegetation, principal buildings, and other points of interest.
Relief shown pictorially.
Above top margin: "Cum privilegio Sacrae Caesareae Majestatis Gratiosissimo."
Oriented with…

Description: Green-blue colored mountains can be seen in almost all continents of the map except for Japan and South America.

Significance: Geographic features, primarily of mountainous regions give an image of how Japanese thought about natural…

Description: Red bodies of water, 「西紅海」「東紅海」can be seen to the right of Libya and running down North America out into the Pacific Sea (which is not shown on the map), respectively.　「西南海」(Southwest Sea)「大南海」(Big South Sea)「東南海」(Southeast Sea) are all…

Description: The「女人国」at the top represents an imaginative land in China where only women live and boys who are born immediately die. 「小人国」and 「一眼国」located closely to 「女人国」 means, “Country of Dwarves” and “Country of One-eyed People”,…