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What it is:
Both the Americas and what might be construed as Africa (Libya) are portrayed by the blue layer. This colored layer also includes mountain ranges in Asia and Terra Australis. I am most intrigued by one particular mountain range that…

Perhaps the central feature of the map are the bodies of water that run through the territory of Berlin, namely the river Spree and several smaller tributaries. The waterways are emphasized on the map with a separate color (blue) and with curved…

The purpose of the text serves to help the viewer identify countries, cities, or river names. This map was likely used more for artistic purposes rather than traveling purposes, so having the text in Latin allowed for ease in translation to other…

This layer is composed of toponyms and added color. Though the map includes names of regions and even a few cities, I was unable to reliably trace anything smaller than the names of continents and oceans. I call these "sociopolitical" because they…

The third layer is for the “shore party”, in this case the 533rd Regiment. This layer consists of the multitude of military graphics for the use by this particular unit only. While the map was designed by the S-2 (Intelligence Officer) of the…

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…

What it is:
The red layer includes the Asian landmass, the outline of Japan, the sun, the northern star, two rivers, several base colors for labels and colorings on the characters. There are several island groups, in what might be the East/South…

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…