Map Okinawa henkan kinenzu = Map of Japan.

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About this Item

Title

  • Okinawa henkan kinenzu = Map of Japan.

Other Title

  • 沖縄返還記念図 = Map of Japan
  • Map of Japan

Created / Published

  • [Japan : s.n., 1972]

Headings

  • -  Okinawa Island (Japan)--Maps
  • -  Japan--Maps
  • -  Japan--Okinawa Island
  • -  Japan

Notes

  • -  Oriented with north towards upper right.
  • -  "In commemoration of the return by the United States to Japan of Administrative Rights over the Ryūkyū Islands and the Daitō Islands, May 15, 1972."
  • -  "Copy 52 of 100."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  LC copy includes notes from donor: "In November 1969 President Nixon announced that the United States and Japan had agreed in principle for the return of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan. There were prolonged negotiations before signing of an agreement in June 1971. At the end of negotiations, as a souvenir, a map of Japan and the Ryukyu Islands was prepared and copies given to all persons who had participated in the negotiations"--Notes from donor."
  • -  Includes inset of Okinawa.
  • -  Gift; Peter Lande; 2010
  • -  xg19 2010-08-30 added parallel title

Medium

  • 1 map : col. ; 52 x 87 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G7962.O6 1972 .O5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2010585731

Online Format

  • image

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Okinawa henkan kinenzu = Map of Japan. [Japan: s.n, 1972] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2010585731/>.