FAU Government Information Maps

1:4,000,000 scale political map of the Middle East (Conic Projection) showing the various countries in the region (Iraq, Iran, Syria, Trans-Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Turkey), large cities, major roadways, oil pipelines, and descriptive texts for areas of interest; Inset maps of: The Holy Land during biblical times, The Holy Land as it appeared in 1946, the city of Jerusalem, the routes of the various Crusades and the lands held by Christians and Muslims, St. Paul's travels, and traditional route of Exodus out of Egypt. (1946). 

Front: Map of Tutuila Island in American Samoa, showing locations of points of interest, historical sites, elevations of certain features. Back: Map of the Manu'a Islands (Tau, Olosega, Ofu) showing cities on the islands and the elevation of certain features. Circa 1974. 

Front: 1:18,000,000 scale map of the Pacific Ocean (Mercator Projection) focusing on the various island nations, showing the locations of the islands and their boundaries, airports, and descriptive texts for the various island chains. Back: Map of the Pacific Ocean showing the migration patterns and ancient seaways taken by ancient peoples to reach islands in the Pacific; descriptive texts concerning the people of he Pacific, their ships and their system of navigation. (1974).  

Front: 1:2,982,000 scale map of Japan, showing large cities, major roadways, archaeological sites, temples and shrines, National Parks, elevation values, and descriptive texts for areas of interest. Back: Several maps detailing the history of Japan including: A map showing routes of initial habitation; a map of the Seven Circuits and Home Provinces; A map of the beginning of the centralized Japanese state; A map of Medieval Japan and routes taken by invading forces; Map of modern Japan and some of its industrial activity; Timeline of important events in Japanese history. (1984).

1:3,801,600 scale political map of Japan and the Korean Peninsula, showing large cities, major roadways, airports, provinces of each country and their respective capitals, bathymetry, elevation values; Inset map of central Japan, focusing on the large cities of Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya and Osaka; Inset map of the city of Seoul, Inset map of the Ryukyu Islands; Inset map of the maritime boundary between Japan and the former U.S.S.R. (1960).

1:3,801,600 scale map of Japan and the Korean Peninsula, showing large cities, major roadways, provinces and their capitals, bathymetry, airports; Inset map of central Japan; Inset map of the city of Seoul; Inset map of the Ryukyu Islands; Inset map of the maritime border between the former U.S.S.R. and Japan. (1970). 

Front: 1:1,050,000 scale travel map of the Republic of Korea, showing large cities, major roadways, airports, railroads, National Parks, recreational and scenic area, points of interest; Inset map of the island province of Jeju-Do; Map showing major air routes to Korea from around the world; Map of domestic air and sea routes for the country; map of the city of Busan. Back: 1:40,000 scale street map of the city of Seoul, showing major streets, points of interest and attractions; Inset maps of: Central Seoul, Insa Dong, Namdaemun Market, Dongdaemun Market, and the subway system; List of attractions in the city. (2001). 

Front: 1:1,560,000 scale map of the Korean Peninsula (Polyconic Projection) showing both North and South Korea, the Military Demarcation Line, large cities, major roadways, elevation values, ferry routes, descriptive texts for areas of interest; Inset map showing population densities for both countries; Inset map showing the military and nuclear facilities in both countries. Back: Several maps depicting the shifting fronts of the Korean War including: The decades of foreign invasion into the Korean Peninsula before the end of World War II; The invasion by North Korea into South Korea in 1950; the insurgence by UN forces; the Movement of Chinese forces into the war; The stabilization of the 38th parallel; Points of conflict since the end of the war. (2003).

Front: 1:13,812,480 scale map of Asia (Oblique Parabolic Equal Area Projection) showing all of the countries in the make up the continent, large cities, major roadways, bathymetry, ocean currents, oceanographic features, oil fields and pipelines; Inset map showing the island of New Guinea. Back: Map of mainland Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, North and South Vietnam) with locations of ethnolinguistic groups shown, and descriptive texts for the various ethnic groups and cultures in the region. (1971). 

Front: 1:3,363,300 scale map of Afghanistan and Pakistan (Polyconic Projection) showing large cities, major roadways administrative regions in Afghanistan, military airfields; graphics showing economic and demographic data for the countries featured in the map. Back: Several maps depicting different features of Afghanistan including: A mosaic of satellite imagery; a map showing the many ethnic minorities within the country; the land cover throughout the country, drought-driven migration, and earthquakes; A map of out migration of refugees and the concentrations of displaced peoples. (2001).