[1] Manila [centre title] [Locality Key Plan] [2] {Untitled: Tayabas Bay, Tablas Strait, Sibuyan Sea, Lagonoy Gulf, Visayas] [left map] [3] [Untitled: Visayas from Masbate till Lanuza Bay in Extreme North Eastern Mindanao] prepared under the Direction of R.A.A.F. H/Q. s compiled by R.A.A. (D.S.D) Cartographic Section September, 1944

Description

Two full color maps on one sheet of silk cloth.

EXTREMELY RARE; the map at left covers in some detail the southern portion of Luzon and adjacent islands including the city of Manila at the upper edge; the right hand map covers the islands between Luzon and Mindanao and the upper tip of this island. It is unusual to find a map with such detail of place names. It is an “invasion”, “survival”, or “escape” vintage map compiled by the British Royal Army Air Forces (D.S.D.) Cartographic Section; these light-weight “silk” maps (actually most were man-made fabrics) were carried by military personel with missions in enemy territory, each map containing information crucial to facilitating escape to friendly territory.