Australia. Her Natural and Industrial Resources
London, Printed by Alf Cooke Ltd [for MacDonald Gill?], 1942.
A colour lithographed map (sheet size 501 × 748 mm), folded into eight, as issued; slight discolouration about the folds; very slight wear at the edges (well clear of the printed surface); a few pencil annotations on the verso; in excellent condition.
This attractive pictorial map shows Australia's mineral and agricultural contributions to the allied war effort during the Second World War. The cartouche at the bottom right reads: 'In War and Peace. Australia's industrial resources have been completely reorganised to meet war-time demands. Her factories are now turning out armaments of many types and aircraft, including fighters and bombers. Her shipbuilding programme includes destroyers, minesweepers and merchant vessels. In addition, Australia is contributing to a great wheat pool which will help to feed the starving peoples of Europe when the war is over'. MacDonald Gill (1884-1947), British 'Mapmaker, Graphic Designer, Letterer & Architect ... was commissioned by the Ministry of Information to design maps showing natural resources and to create graphics for several propaganda and military training films' (MacDonald Gill website). He produced similar maps of other British dominions.
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