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Philippine Islands population, 1939 census

An old map of the Philippines: Population density of the Philippine Islands from the 1939 census, drawn by the Geography Division of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, 11 August 1942 (map no. 787).
Population density of the Philippine Islands from the 1939 census, drawn by the Geography Division of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, 11 August 1942 (map no. 787).

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Kind
Map
Made by
United States. Office of Strategic Services. Geography Division
Date
1942 · The institution's record
Held by
Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Catalogue number
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/0z7097671; call no. G8061.E2 1939 .U55; commonwealth:0z7097671
Rights
No known restrictions
Credit
United States. Office of Strategic Services. Geography Division, Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Named in it
Philippine Islands
Scene archive number
country-philippines-10
The holder's rights statement
No known copyright restrictions. No known restrictions on use.
Source
Its record at the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Archive catalog release e205c7180a5b.

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