1944 Fore Map of the World and the Future of Air Travel

This is a c. 1944 Marc R. Fore and Newsweek map of the world illustrating the global 'shrinking' effect of air travel. Centered on Washington, D.C., the world is presented on an azimuthal equidistant projection, allowing distances to be illustrated by concentric circles superimposed over the map. Each circle marks 2,000 miles and ten hours of flight time, with the largest marking locations 10,000 miles and fifty flight hours away from Washington. Several global air travel hubs are identified, including London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Melbourne, Calcutta, and Cape Town. The caption below the map states, 'weeks of travel under adverse conditions will be reduced to a few air-hours of comfortable flight in an air-conditioned stratoliner above the clouds'.

Publication History and Census

This map was created by Marc R. Fore and published by Newsweek c. 1944. We note a single cataloged example, which is part of the collection at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives.