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Pre-World War I - World War I
FOLDER 1 John Bull and his Friends: A Serio-Comic Map of Europe, 1900
Fred W. Rose
G.W. Bacon and Co., London
A caricature of tensions and rivalries in Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century.
FOLDER 2 John Bull et Ses Amis: Carte Serio-Comique de L'Europe, 1900
Fred W. Rose
G.W. Bacon and Co., London
French edition
FOLDER 3 The Absent-Minded Beggar, c.1900
Daily Mail Publishing, London
Cotton map
A Boer War map, with inset of music by Arthur Sullivan, designed to raise money and morale in Britain.
FOLDER 4 A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia, 1904
Kisaburo Ohara
Tokyo
Japanese and English text
A Japanese map published during the Russo-Japanese War that shows a Russian octopus crawling across Europe and Asia.
FOLDER 5 La Peur Du Tunnel, 1907
S. Delaw
Paris
French
Britain is illustrated as an old hag with French soldiers being blown up her skirt.
FOLDER 6 Hark! Hark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark, 1914
Johnson, Riddle and Co.
G.W. Bacon and Co., London
A caricature of European countries at the beginning of World War I.
FOLDER 7 Horch! Horch! Horch! Die Hunde Bellen!, 1914
Johnson, Riddle and Co.
W. Noelting, Hamburg
German translation by E. Zimmermann
FOLDER 8 European Revue: Kill That Eagle, 1914
J.H. Amschewitz
Geographia Ltd., London
A caricature of European countries at the beginning of World War I.
FOLDER 9 The Daily Mail War Map, c.1914
London
The dispostion of European powers at the beginning of World War I, which includes military information about the Allies and Central Powers.
FOLDER 10 The Ravings of Wilhelm/Wilhelm's Nightmare, 1914
Anonymous
I.M. Mashistova, Moscow
Russian text
A Cossack charges across Europe just as Kaiser Wilhelm II awakes from a nightmare.
FOLDER 11 1. Humoristiche Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914
Karl Lehmann-Dumont
Leutert and Scheidewind, Dresden
German Michel, the rough equivalent of Uncle Sam, confidently strikes both France and Russia, while England suffers a serious blow from German U-boats.
FOLDER 12 2. Humoristiche Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914
Karl Lehmann-Dumont
Leutert and Scheidewind, Dresden
A second version with heavy zoomorphic leanings, depicting all countries, save Germany and Austro-Hungary, as animals.
FOLDER 13 Kaart von Europa im Jahre 1870, published 1914
Paul Hadol
Hamburg
German reprint of Paul Hadol's famed 1870s caricature.
FOLDER 14 Il Voudrait l'Univers, 1914
G. Vignal
Fot-Nox, Paris
Monochrome French postcard mocks Kaiser Wilhelm trying to grab hold of a large globe, as the sun above literally frowns upon him.
FOLDER 15 Le Coup de Balai..., 1914
R. Boby
Barbot and Gallon, Tours
Postcard
"Sweeping up..." Giant French soldier sweeps away German troops from Paris at the First Battle of the Marne.
FOLDER 16 La France Accueille la Belgique, 1914
J.C.
Rojoux and Schaufelberger, Geneva
Postcard
A French soldier shelters the allegory of Belgium from the flames of German aggression.
FOLDER 17 It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary, 1914
Anonymous
Unknown
Cotton map
Three women and girl, representing England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, wave to British soldier in France.
FOLDER 18 Dehors le Barbares, 1914
E. Occhipint
Paris
Postcard
"Out with the Barbarians!" France as Marianne stands at top a map of Europe, holding flags of France, Belgium, Britain, and Russia, and crushes Kaiser Wilhelm underfoot.
FOLDER 19 L'Appétit de la Pieuvre, 1914
Albert Robida
Paris
"The appetite of the octopus" depicts a hybrid creature composed of an aggressive German eagle with an octopus tentacles grabbing all of the Earth.
FOLDER 20 Gedrangte Fruhjahrsubersicht von Europa im Jahre 1915
Arthur Kampf
Lucas Graefe, Hamburg
German nationalist, and later Nazi supporter, Arthur Kampf's illustration of Germany fending off the Allies in the spring of 1915.
FOLDER 21 Sommerschau ueber Europa 1915
Arthur Kampf
Lucas Graefe, Hamburg
Companion piece to Kampf's illustration of spring 1915. Here the situation is the summer of 1915, and Germany is shown as having crippled France and halted Russia's offensive in the east.
FOLDER 22 Theatre de le Guerre Europeene, 1915
Andre Huguenin
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
A Swiss monochrome caricature of World War I that depicts heads of state or national stereotypes as countries.
FOLDER 23 Vous Ne Passerez Pas, S.M. Albert 1er, Roi des Belges, 1915
Anonymous
Paris
Postcard
King Albert of Belgium wrapped in the French and Belgian flags blocking the German advance.
FOLDER 24 La Basse Cour de John Bull, 1915
Eugen von Baumgarten
Munich
Postcard
Items 24-29 are a set of German propaganda postcards.
FOLDER 25 L'Entente Cordiale, 1915
Eugen von Baumgarten
Munich
Postcard
Items 24-29 are a set of German propaganda postcards.
FOLDER 26 Der Beherrscher, 1915
Eugen von Baumgarten
Munich
Postcard
Items 24-29 are a set of German propaganda postcards.
FOLDER 27 John Bull, der Freund und Beschutzer der Kleinen, 1915
Eugen von Baumgarten
Munich
Postcard
Items 24-29 are a set of German propaganda postcards.
FOLDER 28 Der Italienische Wetterfahne, 1915
Eugen von Baumgarten
Munich
Postcard
Items 24-29 are a set of German propaganda postcards.
FOLDER 29 Der Vogelfanger, 1915
Eugen von Baumgarten
Munich
Postcard
Items 24-29 are a set of German propaganda postcards.
FOLDER 30 L'Entente Cordiale, 1915
Eugen von Baumgarten
Munich
Postcard
England's John Bull, shown as a spider, spins his web across Europe.
FOLDER 31 Zeichnet Kriegs-Anleihe fuer U-Boote Gegen England, 1915
Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens
Mainzer Anzieger, Mainz
An appeal to the German public to purchase war bonds to support the U-Boat campaign against England.
FOLDER 32 L'Attaque et la Riposte - 24 Aout, 1915
E. Ehrmann
Lorraine
Postcard
"Attack and response" is set of six postcards showing the opening phase of World War I in 1914.
FOLDER 33 L'Attaque et la Riposte - 2 Septembre, 1915
E. Ehrmann
Lorraine
Postcard
"Attack and response" is set of six postcards showing the opening phase of World War I in 1914.
FOLDER 34 L'Attaque et la Riposte - 8 Septembre, 1915
E. Ehrmann
Lorraine
Postcard
"Attack and response" is set of six postcards showing the opening phase of World War I in 1914.
FOLDER 35 L'Attaque et la Riposte - 21 and 26 Septembre, 1915
E. Ehrmann
Lorraine
Postcard
"Attack and response" is set of six postcards showing the opening phase of World War I in 1914.
FOLDER 36 L'Attaque et la Riposte - 11 Septembre, 1915
E. Ehrmann
Lorraine
Postcard
"Attack and response" is set of six postcards showing the opening phase of World War I in 1914.
FOLDER 37 L'Attaque et la Riposte - 10 Novembre, 1915
E. Ehrmann
Lorraine
Postcard
"Attack and response" is set of six postcards showing the opening phase of World War I in 1914.
FOLDER 38 Europaeische Revue: Toete den Adler, 1915
J.H. Amschewitz
W. Noelting, Hamburg
German reprint of "Kill That Eagle" with additional text to present the German perspective.
FOLDER 39 The New Quadruple Alliance and Its Enemies, c.1915
Anonymous
Unknown
Farsi and Arabic
German propaganda book in Farsi and Arabic that exhorts colonized populations to overthrow their British and French rulers.
FOLDER 40 F... Tous l'camp! Il fait trop de Vent ici!, c.1915
Anonymous
Paris
Literally working hand in hand, King George V of England and Raymond Poincare, President of France, blow Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and his rowboat back to sea.
FOLDER 41 Subject Nationalities of the German Empire, 1916
Edward Stanford
Dangerfield Printing Co. Ltd., London
A cartographic depdiction of the demographics of the Central Powers based on 1910 census information.
FOLDER 42 Europa im Zweiten Kriegsjahr, 1916
Richard Eddelbuettel
Knackstedt and Co., Hamburg
German commander Paul von Hindenburg stands proud on the Eastern Front amidst caricatures of German foes. In the lower right, an advertisement in German that reads: "Demand German products! German Brandy. German Liqueur. [Get] Hindenburg of the same quality and vintages as supplied to the Officers' messat the main headquarters..."
FOLDER 43 How the World is at War, 1916
Overseas Club
Sir Joseph Causton and Sons, Ltd., London
A patriotic British depiction of the world, weighing the immense territory held by the British Empire and its allies against the much smaller footprint of the Central Powers.
FOLDER 44 La Guerre est l'Industrie Nationale de la Prusse, 1917
Maurice Neumon
P.J. Gallais et Cle, Paris
A French map that illustrates Germany as an octopus spreading its expansionist tentacles across Europe. In the upper right, a set of illustrations three soldiers, tiny to very large, shows the dramatic rise of the German army over two centuries.
FOLDER 45 A Merry Xmas - Allied Offensive, 1918
W.F. Briggs
9th Duke's Regiment, 17th Division, London
A Tommy, armed with a bayoneted rifle, kicks aside the German opposition during the victorious Allied Hundred Days campaign in the autumn of 1918 and appears ready to march on Berlin.
FOLDER 46 [White Army Propaganda/Russian Civil War], 1918
C.A.
Unknown
Russian text
A rare pictorial map that promotes the White Russian cause during the Russian Civil War and shows the Bolsheviks beleaguered on all sides by an international coalition.
FOLDER 47 Freiheit der Meere, 1918
Militaerische Stelle des auswaertigen Amtes
Dietrich Reimer, Berlin
Germany scoffs at the Allied demand for "freedom of the seas" whilst Britain, shown as an octopus, controls the world's sea lanes.
FOLDER 48 Was von der Entente Ubrig Bliebe..., c.1918
F. Klimisch
Dietrich Reimer, Berlin
Germany poses the satirical question: "What would remain of the Entente" if its colonies had the right of self-determination.
Interwar Period
FOLDER 49 Oil in the Orient, 1931
Fortune Magazine, New York
A commodities map showing oil fields in the Far East.
FOLDER 50 Historical Map of the American Expeditionary Force, 1932
Ezra C. Stiles
Herbick and Held Printing Co., Pittsburgh
A pictorial map that pays tribute to the American Expeditionary Force and includes several insets discussing key battles and developments in World War I.
FOLDER 51 Colour Relief Map of Abyssinia, c.1935
S.J. Turner
Daily Herald, London
Bird's-eye view of North Africa that focuses on Abyssinia during the Italian invasion.
FOLDER 52 The Great Invasion of 19?? - A Jingo's View, Based on some Potent Realities, 1935
LeRoy H. Appleton
Fortune Magazine, New York
Xenophobia in a map -- Appleton, a regular mapmaker for Fortune, depicts an array of threats to America in all directions and explanations how the "most possible dangerous international...coalition of Great Britain and Japan" might carry out such attacks.
FOLDER 53 [New Grand Map of Europe], 1936
Editorial Office of the King
Dai-Nippon Yubenkai Kodansha
Japanese text
Japanese assessment of the military strength of the Western Powers, and Germany, prior to Hitler's prodigious remilitarization, is the weakest.
FOLDER 54 If We Enter a World War -- and Lose!, 1937
Howard Burke
Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles
The map imagines the defeat of the United States, showing its coasts and Great Lakes region conquered by foes and New York City bombed into a "No Man's Land."
FOLDER 55 We Need Another Canal to Aid Defense, 1938
Howard Burke
Los Angeles
A strategic proposal that shows the need for a canal in Nicaragua.
FOLDER 56 Holy Land in Turmoil from Terrorism, 1938
Anonymous
Los Angeles
With the world on the cusp of World War II, the map suggests a partition of Palestine between Jews and Arabs.
FOLDER 57 Oil: Life Blood of Nations, 1938
Edwin Sundberg
New York
A Sunday News map highlights the importance of oil in the coming war.
FOLDER 58 Armed Truce in the Far East, 1938
Edwin Sundberg
New York
A map that shows border tensions and hostilities between Russia and Japan during the Sino-Japanese War.
FOLDER 59 U.S.N. Ships-Bases-Men, 1938
Richard Edes Harrison
Fortune Magazine, New York
A pictorial map of the Pacific that details naval bases and ship build-up amidst America's increasing tensions with Japan.
World War II
FOLDER 60 1939 A.D. Pictorial History and World Map, 1939
The United Press and Columbia Broadcasting System
Lip and Ba, New York
The lead up to World War II from an American perspective.
FOLDER 61 Russia and Boundaries, c.1939
Wilhelm Freyhan
Dayag Press,Tel Aviv
A map that shows Germany and Russia's non-aggression pact and their partition of Poland.
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