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Stock# 69449
Description
Rare Korean Language Edition!
Striking example of this interesting Korean language promotional map of San Francisco, published in 1984.
Published by the Port of San Francisco to promote Trans-Pacific Trade, the map provides a fascinating distortion of the the distance between San Francisco and Far East, with Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Singapore, Austalia and India across a narrow Pacific Ocean, highlighting San Francisco as the easy jumping off point to East Asia and beyond.
At the very top, New York City is shown on a distant horizon. sphere.
San Francisco is elegantly depicted with major monuments and bridges clearly visible.
