This map, created by Mitsuo Fuchida in 1941, shows the damage report from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour during the Second World War.
Mitsuo Fuchida, besides being the cartographer who drew this map, was the commander who led the first wave of aircraft that attacked Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941. Fuchida painted this map the following day, and a photograph of it was included in the report on the raid that was presented to Hirohito on 26 December of that same year.
The main language on the map is Japanese, although it also has annotations in red in English. This was possible because Fuchida was one of the few high-ranking officers in the Japanese army who was fluent in English.
Among the many details, the map includes the names of 60 ships and the weapons each one carried, as well as the ammunition used and the damage caused:
- The red Xs represent 250 kg bombs. The red dots represent 800 kg bombs.
- The arrows show the direction and target of all torpedoes launched.
- The lines crossing out the ships indicate the damage sustained: one line, minor damage; two lines, moderate damage; three lines, severe damage; a cross, ship sunk.
In addition to the information, it is worth noting the pictorial and cartographic quality of the map itself.
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