SCARCE LARGE 1957 Cold War Map Hokkaido Japan Chitose Iwamizawa CGSC 48x36 For Sale

Up for sale is a highly scarce, original Cold War-era tactical topographic military command map of the Chitose-Iwamizawa region in Hokkaido, Japan. This massive, oversized sheet was reproduced in 1957 specifically for internal use at the United States Army Command and General Staff College (USA CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth for officer wargaming, logistics training, and bilateral planning.Key Features & Provenance:Massive Wall Display Size: Measures an impressive 48 x 36 inches, making it an incredible, standout piece for framing, office decor, or historical collections.Authentic Wargaming History: This specific sheet features a single, genuine vintage pencil-marked location on the terrain grid—a direct artifact of its active operational use by U.S. military officers during strategic training exercises.Series Details: AMS Series L763 / USA CGSC 50-150. Scaled at a highly detailed 1:50,000 with 20-meter contour intervals.Geographic Coverage: Includes the built-up urban grid of Iwamizawa-Shi, the Tonebetsu River (Tonebetsu-gawa), historic rail lines, and the rugged terrain surrounding Chitose.Condition Report:The map sheet is in very good vintage condition, especially given its grand size. The paper remains crisp with bright, distinct multi-color cartography (red urban zones, blue waterways, green vegetation). It features a clean, un-trimmed right margin with the full technical legend, index to adjoining sheets, and coordinate keys entirely intact. The map is pre-folded along its original archival fold lines. Shows typical light age-toning and minor edge wrinkling from historical archiving. No major tears or stains. (Please see the close-up photo of the single pencil mark).