Vintage Design
Published in Milan by Luigi Ronchi di Candido Varoli, 1915.
A fascinating Italian satirical map of Europe, with caricatures for the countries at war.
France is a cockerel pecking the nose of the German dachshund, whose picklehelm is being punched by a long-legged British sailor.
Austria howls with pain as its hind leg is crushed by the Russian steamroller driven by a grinning polar bear, and he is stabbed in the back by a Serbian bayonet.
Partly based on the ‘Hark Hark’ map by Johnson Riddle, this version seems to date to before the Treaty of London brought Italy into the war in May 1915; a later version has the placid Italian shown here clubbing the Austrian dog with the butt of his rifle.
See SOUCACOS: Satirical Maps p.216-7 for later issue.
| Creator |
Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Milan: Luigi Ronchi di Candido Varoli |
| Design Period | 1890 to 1919 |
| Year | 1915 |
| Production Period | 1890 to 1919 |
| Country of Manufacture | Italy |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Vintage |
| Detailed Condition | |
| Product Code | ZHV-1912913 |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
Chromolithograph laid on canvas.
|
| Materials | Lithograph |
| Color | Multicolored |
| Width |
6 cm 2.4 inch |
| Depth |
1 cm 0.0 inch |
| Height |
45 cm 17.7 inch |
| Duties Notice | Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. |
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