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Original Antique World War One Humoros Wap Map Of The World WWI Japan Caricature

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Original antique World War One satirical map of Europe and Asia portraying the outbreak of WWI featuring colourful caricatures and illustrations of the countries including Germany as a bulldog in a spiked helmet crushing Belgium with its paw, Great Britain and France as soldiers firing cannons at them, Spain and Portugal facing the other way below and Switzerland as a man sitting forward holding his ears against the war, Russia holding the hind leg of the dog trying to cut it off, Austria and Serbia shooting each other, Romania holding a cross, Greece and China watching with their heads on their hands, Japan as a soldier holding flags with ships at sea and fighting a bulldog marked Kiaochow on the side, and an inset image of Uncle Sam as America looking at it all through binoculars and a spyglass, the text in Japanese, Chinese and English. Horizontal. Good condition, several restored paper losses, restored tears, staining, creasing, backed on linen.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1910-1919
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1914
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Several restored paper losses, restored tears, backed on linen. Good condition, several restored paper losses, restored tears, staining, creasing, backed on linen.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012639212672
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