世界航空路圖 / Sekai kōkūrozu. / World Aviation Route Map. / 征空すごろく/ Seikū su-goro ku.
1930 (dated) 29 x 41 in (73.66 x 104.14 cm)
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A rare 1930 Showa 5 Japanese pictorial map of the world and sugoroku game. Presented on a Mollweide projection and centered on Japan, this map covers the entire world with historic flights paths are outlined in red. The historic flights noted include the Circumnavigation of World by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) in 1924, Charles Lindbergh’s Solo Transatlantic Flight (May 20-1, 1927), the Airship Italia’s route to the North Pole (1928), and the Circumnavigation by the Graf Zeppelin airship in 1929. The Mollweide projection is unusual and is commonly used when an accurate representation of area takes precedence over accuracy of form. The map proper is surrounded by 52 vignette images illustrating global capitals, countryside, flora, fauna, and culture.
This game map was issued by the Japanese daily newspaper, Ōsaka Mainichi Shinbun (大阪每日新聞社編). The Japanese subtitle describes the board as an 'Education Game for a New Age.' Game instructions appear at the bottom of the map. Historically there are two variants of sugoroku, one that is similar to backgammon, and the presently offered 'snakes and ladders' variant. This version of the game appeared as early as the 13th century, and was popularized by the rise of printing technology, especially in the Edo and Meiji periods, and subsequent availability of high-quality visually-arresting game boards. A standard sugoroku board has a starting point, the furi-dashi, in this case Osaka, and a winding or spiral path terminating at the agari or finish-line, here Tokyo.
This was issued as a supplement to the 1930 New Year's Day edition of the New Year's Day edition of the Osaka Mainichi Shinbun, no. 16, 755.
The Osaka Mainichi Shimbun (1876 – 1911) was an Osaka based daily newspaper active in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Osaka Mainichi Shimbun (大阪毎日新聞, Osaka Daily News) was founded in 1876 as Osaka Nippo. In 1888 it was renamed Osaka Mainichi Shimbun. In 1911 it merged with the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun (東京日日新聞) to become the Mainichi Shimbun (毎日新聞, Daily News).
Good. Some wear along original fold lines. Professionally flattened and backed with archival tissue.
OCLC 941281151. Rumsey 7926.000.