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Detailed map of the Mediterranean by Jean Baneton published in Paris at Gaillac Monrocq in 1942. The decorative map in atypical orange color is embellished at bottom by inserts showing the Strait of Gibraltar, Malta, the Strait of Dardanelles, the Bosphorus and the Suez Canal. It shows naval and air routes with the indication of the durations of the trips and in the case of import export of the transported goods. (Tobacco and wine from Tunisia; sponges from Greece; fruit and oil from Italy etc …). See BNF: 40698669
- Author: Jean Baneton
- Dimension: 54 x 43 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1942
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…
- Author: A. Ricciotti
- Dimension: 41 x 58 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1914
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Rare 1950 pictorial map of Europe produced for educational purposes showing the continent at the beginning of 20th century. There are lovely vignettes throughout the map to illustrate the main features of the various area.
- Author: Anon.
- Dimension: 60 x 80 mm
- Year: 1950
Striking French propaganda poster map showing Germany as a monstrous octopus threatening Europe with tentacles extending not only west to France, England, Spain and Italy, but to the Balkans and Greece, Turkey and Asia Minor, Romania and Russia. Germany is shown in different shadings of red, indicating its numerous annexations of surrounding territory since 1740, the most recent being the 1871 seizure of Alsace-Lorraine during the Franco-Prussian War making a comparison between the territorial conquest…
- Author: Maurice Neumont
- Dimension: 60 x 78 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1917