This polygon shapefile is an index to the map series, 'ロンゴラップ島附近 , 十万分一マーシャル諸島集成圖 -- 1:100,000 Rongorapputō fukin , 1:100,000 Māsharu shotō shūseizu.' This map series was originally produced by the Japanese Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters [1944]. Stanford University Libraries holds a large collection of Japanese military and imperial maps, referred to as gaihōzu, or
'maps of outer lands.' These maps were produced starting in the early Meiji (1868-1912) era and the end of World War II by the Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters, the former Japanese Army. The Library is in the process of scanning and making available all of the maps in the collection., This layer provides an index map that can be used to locate individual scanned map sheets., This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Creator
Stanford Geospatial Center
Publisher
Stanford Digital Repository
Subject
Military maps, Topographic maps, Index maps, Grids (Cartography), Military
Temporal Coverage
1944
Date Issued
2023
Rights
This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Rights Holder
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.