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A rare decorative large pictorial map of Turkey showing the economic production activities and sites in the Country. Includes text, table of export production data, color illustration of national flag, and photographic illustrations of economic activities.
Drawn by Liam Dunne (signed at bottom left) published in New York in 1950 circa.
- Author: Liam Dunne
- Dimension: 51 x 81 cm
- Place of publication: New York
- Year: 1950
A rare satirical caricature showing the British Empire as a mighty colossus standing astride the Dardanelles facing the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea. The fine lithograph refers to an episode in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) when the Ottomans defeated by the Russians were aided by the British Empire. A warning to the world against Russia’s duplicity, but also against Great Britain itself, which, although a saviour here, nevertheless expresses a sinister…
- Author: Augusto Grossi
- Dimension: 40 x 56 cm
- Place of publication: Bologna
- Year: 1877
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A decorative bird’s-eye view of the Jerusalem with select buildings shown pictorially; central historical area highlighted; folded into card cover. Drawn by Bernhard Gauer and published in Jerusalem in 1935 circa by Boulos Afif. Includes location of police, hospitals, bus routes and many buildings opened during the British Mandate period: Edison Theatre (1932), Government House (1930), King David Hotel (1931), YMCA (1933), and the Rockefeller Museum (1938). Verso: Historical sketch and 22 places of interest. Bernhard Gauer (1882 –1955) Studied at Munich Academy, then in Italy, eventually settling and working in Dusseldorf. Known for painting, stained glass, and mosaics. Awarded Great Cross of Merit by West Germany, 1952.
- Author: Boulos Afif
- Dimension: 45 x 56,5 cm
- Place of publication: Jerusalem
- Year: 1935
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A rare satirical caricature on the independence struggles within the Ottoman empire showing a fine view on Istanbul and the Bosporus with figures representing Greece, Romania, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Armenia, looking at a deflated hot air balloon the “Concerto Europeo” with the head as an English man all vaguely in the shape of Europe. From the Italian satirical newspaper Il Papagallo, a satirical magazine dedicated exclusively to international politics founded in Bologna, 1873 by Augusto…
- Author: Augusto Grossi
- Dimension: 40 x 56 cm
- Place of publication: Bologna
- Year: 1899