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Map West Indies Showing Sovereignty of the Various Islands.

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Title

  • West Indies Showing Sovereignty of the Various Islands.

Summary

  • This undated map of the West Indies from the first half of the 20th century was produced by the Military Intelligence Division of the General Staff of the U.S. Department of the Army. It shows U.S., British, French, and Dutch possessions in the region, along with principal trade routes, undersea telegraph cables owned by Britain and the United States, and the location of government and privately owned radio stations. Defense of the Caribbean against possible incursions by hostile European powers was a major concern of U.S. military planners from the late 1800s onward. The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 and its development as a major route for ocean-going traffic between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States increased the strategic importance of the region. During World War II, the United States took diplomatic and military steps to prevent the Caribbean colonies of France and the Netherlands from falling into German hands after these countries were overrun by Nazi Germany in May--June 1940.

Names

  • United States. Department of the Army. General Staff. Military Intelligence Division Creator.

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Engineer Reproduction Plant, U.S. Army, [1914 to 1940]

Headings

  • -  1914 to 1940
  • -  France--Colonies
  • -  Great Britain--Colonies
  • -  Military maps
  • -  Panama Canal
  • -  West Indies

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Scale 1:8,800,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; 47 x 32 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Columbus Memorial Library, Organization of American States.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668497

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Department Of The Army. General Staff. Military Intelligence Division Creator. West Indies Showing Sovereignty of the Various Islands. [Washington, D.C.: Engineer Reproduction Plant, U.S. Army, to 1940, 1914] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668497/.

APA citation style:

United States Department Of The Army. General Staff. Military Intelligence Division Creator. (1914) West Indies Showing Sovereignty of the Various Islands. [Washington, D.C.: Engineer Reproduction Plant, U.S. Army, to 1940] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668497/.

MLA citation style:

United States Department Of The Army. General Staff. Military Intelligence Division Creator. West Indies Showing Sovereignty of the Various Islands. [Washington, D.C.: Engineer Reproduction Plant, U.S. Army, to 1940, 1914] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668497/>.