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Uncorrected proof edition map, produced by the U.S. Army's Army Map Service in 1944, offering a comprehensive overview of the regions of India, Burma, and China.
The map details towns of various importance, railroads, roads, trails, and international boundaries. Altitude is represented with color tints, indicating heights in meters and feet.
The map was prepared under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, and compiled from various sources (see list below), including geographical surveys and intelligence data from the early 20th century.
During World War II, these regions were critical theaters of operation in the conflict between the Allied and Axis powers. This map highlights the strategic importance of these areas for military planning and logistics. The terrain, transport routes, and altitude variations depicted were vital for planning military campaigns, supply lines, and troop movements. In particular, Burma was a significant battleground, with the famous Burma Campaign seeing intense fighting between Allied forces, including British, Indian, and Chinese troops, against the Japanese. The map's detailed information on towns, roads, and railroads would have been indispensable for coordinating operations and supporting the Allied efforts in the China-Burma-India theater.
The map compilation includes data from:
- Asia (1:4,000,000, GSGS 2957, 1931-1939)
- Asia (1:2,000,000, MIS, 1943)
- Australasia (1:6,336,000, AMS, 1943)
- U.S. H.O. Charts (5591, 1933; 5592, 1934; 5593, 1942)
- USSR (1:5,000,000, Chief Administration of Geodesy & Cartography, 1940)
- Formosa (1:2,000,000, AMS, 1943)
- Korea (1:2,000,000, AMS, 1943)
- Japan (1:2,000,000, AMS, 1943)
- Russian Maritime Provinces (1:4,000,000, AMS, 1943)
- Eastern Asia (1:1,000,000, AMS, 1943)
- East Indies (1:4,000,000, GSGS 3860, 1928)
- Japanese H.O. Charts (48, 2103, intelligence data)
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