Poltical caricature map "Octopus map" in farsi
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POLITICAL CARICATURE MAP IN FARSI (OCTOPUS MAP). Colour-printed lithograph map, so called Octopus map, probably 1878. Text in farsi. C. 350x530 mm. (for image).
Mounted on cloth and folded, one minor tear to fold, some spotting to lower margin.
After a map by Frederick Rose "Comic War Map" (1877) of the countries of Europe, known as the Octopus Map, with the Russian Empire depicted as a giant octopus, whose tentacles stretch out towards Europe.
According to Rod Barron (Barron Maps), this is a copy "clearly copied and transcribed from the --- Grossi publications, for the domestic Persian market", The Italian edition was published by Augusto Grossi amongst others in his political magazine Il Papagallo, titled "La piovra Russa". (Rod Barron, Politics Personified: Fred W. Rose and Liberal & Tory serio-comic maps, 1877- 1880. Part 1. March 11, 2016).
Satirical propaganda.
Auktionsnummer:
6107
Datum:
2020-12-10