1943 Showa 18 World War II Era Japanese Map of Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Indonesia

This is a scarce 1943 or Showa 18 large format Japanese map of the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia) including Singapore and Sumatra, Indonesia. The map covers the Malay Peninsula including Singapore as well as the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. This map was issued in 1943, after the capture of Malay and Sumatra by the Japanese Army. It offers superb detail regarding both topographical and political elements. Notes cities, roads, trade routes on air, sea and land, and uses shading to display oceanic depths. While Allied World War II maps of this region are fairly common it is extremely rare to come across their Japanese counterparts. All text is in Japanese. This map was created as part of the Series of Great East Asia maps prepared by the Japanese during World War II. Represents chart no. 8 in that series.