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As some have questioned the correctness of this map, I'd like to specify that is has been based on the following sources:
- Neu-Schwabenland map originally posted by German history website HIstory. This map may possibly come from Ritscher's 1942 book Deutsche Antarktische Expedition 1938/39 mit dem Flugzeugstütz-punkt der Lufthansa A. G. M. S. „Schwabenland". If not, it is however from WWII and displays Nazi Germany's claims.
- An German overview of Antarctica which seems to come from the same original publication.
- Kartographische Arbeiten und deutsche Namengebung in Neuschwabenland, Antarktis A map on page 16 in this very scientific paper, which shows all the flights done by the expedition. The map has been taken from Ritscher's book.
The two first maps obviously exaggerate the size of the area covered by the expedition, compared to Ritscher's flight map, but they were obviously made for propaganda purposes to show what Germany felt that it was entitled to. Consequently, they reflect the German claims and they are my main sources. For information, I superimposed the overview map onto my base map of Antarctica in order to get the area claimed absolutely correct.
