COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Means, Elliott Anderson
Date:
1943
Short Title:
38,000,000 escaped -- 10,000,000 died
Publisher:
Russian War Relief
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
37
Obj Width cm:
67
Scale 1:
None shown
Country:
United States
Country:
Russia
Event:
World War II
Subject:
Pictorial map
Subject:
Military
Full Title:
38,000,000 escaped -- 10,000,000 died. E. Means. Russian War Relief, Inc., 11 E. 35th St., New York City.
List No:
13286.000
Publication Author:
Means, Elliott Anderson
Pub Date:
1943
Pub Title:
38,000,000 escaped -- 10,000,000 died. E. Means. Russian War Relief, Inc., 11 E. 35th St., New York City.
Pub Note:
Color pictorial map of the United States on sheet 50 x 72, drawn by Elliott Anderson Means and presented by Russian War Relief, Inc., an organization established after the Nazi invasion of Russia in 1941 to help the millions of refugees displaced within Russia by the invasion. Includes legend: "The map of the western half of the Soviet Union has been placed (in reverse) upon the map of the United States." Map shows state boundaries, industry, landmarks, Rocky Mountains, major cities and railroads. Relief shown pictorially. Map not dated but the descriptive text below the map suggest 1943, "some of the survivors now are returning to homes recaptured by the Red Army." The map uses the overlaid maps of parts of war time Russia to show Americans the intensity of the war's impact on an ally.
Pub List No:
13286.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
37
Pub Width cm:
67
Image No:
13286000.jp2
Authors:
Means, Elliott Anderson
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38,000,000 escaped -- 10,000,000 died
