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The work titled "La Guerre Du Petrole" by Jacques Mercier, dated around 1940, is a newspaper map published by Desfossés Neogravure. The map measures 41 cm in width and 56 cm in height and is part of a series created for the French magazine "7 Jours." This map highlights the geopolitics of oil during World War II, focusing on regions such as Iran, Iraq, and Russia.

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[-] Rednax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Slightly, but certainly not 90°. You can see this yourself by trying to match the map location in Google maps or OSM. I think the reason they tilted the map a bit, is that it makes it much smaller, while still keeping Crimea on the map.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You could also check the compass rose at the top to see that the vertical axis points towards NNW.

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