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Out of stockThis stunning, large, and highly detailed map of Africa was published in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I. It highlights the maritime routes between Germany and the African continent, operated by various German shipping companies: Woermann-Linie, Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie, Hamburg-Amerika Linie, and Hamburg-Bremer Afrika-Linie. These companies were established as alternatives to British shipping lines, representing Germany’s maritime efforts to secure a presence in Africa. In the upper right corner, the map includes…
- Dimension: 78 x 100 cm
- Place of publication: Lipsia
- Year: 1914
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World War I propaganda postcard published in 1914 by Imprimerie Provençale Guiraud in Marseille. The illustration shows the European nations in caricature form, emphasizing the conflicts and tensions of the time: Russia is depicted as a huge soldier in red with a fierce bear, the nation’s symbol, threatening Germany and Austria-Hungary while Italy is depicted in an uncertain, back-to-back position to represent its initial neutrality.
- Dimension: 9 x 14 cm
- Place of publication: Marsiglia
- Year: 1914
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La mappa di propaganda che descrive la situazione politica in Europa allo scoppio della Prima Guerra Mondiale realizzata a Milano dall’atelier litografico Ricciotti al tempo operante in Porta Romana. In basso due legende indicano graficamente il numero delle forze militari terrestri e navali e ai lati le bandiere nazionali. La carta è completata da inserti circolari con i ritratti dei comandanti militari: Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (Francia), l’Ammiraglio Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe (Inghilterra), il Granduca…
- Dimension: 41 x 58 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1914
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Rare German satirical map published just after the outbreak of the First World War. The nations of Europe are humorously caricatured through crude stereotypes and allegories.
- Dimension: 36 x 50 cm
- Place of publication: Hamburg
- Year: 1914
