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Title
Mudhike harb haritası
Creator
Varga, Imre  
Scale
Not drawn to scale  
Place of Publication
Istanbul (Turkey)
Publisher
Khaireya and Co. Press  
Date of Publication
1914  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
33 x 45 cm
Notes
  • Ottoman Turkish translation of Varga Imre's propaganda map, A háborús Európa térkép-karikatúrája" (A cartoon war map of Europe).
  • In Ottoman Turkish; translated from Hungarian.
  • [The only known example of the Ottoman Turkish edition of Varga Imre's important 1914 serio-propaganda map of Europe at the outset of World War I. The map is essentially propaganda for the Central Powers wherein Russia appears as an obnoxious drunk and Hungary is shown charging fiercely into battle. Note: this is the only WW I era serio-comic map to illustrate Hungary independently. Having been derived from Varga's work, the map is very Hungaro-centric. Nonetheless, the same values must have appealed to the Ottomans, for whom this was intended. Certainly they could sympathize with the idea of Russia as a ponderous, uncivilized drunk (with legions of soldiers illustrated as toys arranged in boxes), as Turkey, in the previous decades, suffered continuously from Russian ambitions to control the Bosporus. All of Central Europe seems rallied to oppose Russia, including Turkish, Hungarian, and Austrian soldiers. The German Empire is divided into two characters, an angry crocodile chomping on Russia's fist, and a soldier fighting France, who seems ready to give up. England and Wales posture arrogantly and are represented by the Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1927). He seems not to notice the German canon aimed in his direction. Ireland, it seems, has decided to hightail it out to sea. In Sweden, neutral throughout the war, King Gustav V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf, 1858-1950), watches the events with interest. The Baltic Sea, separating neutral Sweden from drunken Russia, appears as Death and faces Russia. Italy, a beautiful young woman, seems oblivious. This map was printed and published in 1914 in Istanbul by Khaireya and Co. Press for the Military Library. The design is based upon the work of Imre Varga, a Hungarian graphic artist who issued a similar map in Hungarian. Varga (ca. 1875-1964) was a Hungarian artist active in the early 20th century.]--Edited description of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps.
Coverage-Spatial
Europe  
Language
otu
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Caricatures and cartoons  
  • Propaganda, Hungarian  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954990508105899
Collection Title
World War I Maps
Collection
World War I Maps
TitleMudhike harb haritası
CreatorVarga, Imre  
ScaleNot drawn to scale  
Place of PublicationIstanbul (Turkey)
PublisherKhaireya and Co. Press  
Date of Publication1914  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions33 x 45 cm
Notes
  • Ottoman Turkish translation of Varga Imre's propaganda map, A háborús Európa térkép-karikatúrája" (A cartoon war map of Europe).
  • In Ottoman Turkish; translated from Hungarian.
  • [The only known example of the Ottoman Turkish edition of Varga Imre's important 1914 serio-propaganda map of Europe at the outset of World War I. The map is essentially propaganda for the Central Powers wherein Russia appears as an obnoxious drunk and Hungary is shown charging fiercely into battle. Note: this is the only WW I era serio-comic map to illustrate Hungary independently. Having been derived from Varga's work, the map is very Hungaro-centric. Nonetheless, the same values must have appealed to the Ottomans, for whom this was intended. Certainly they could sympathize with the idea of Russia as a ponderous, uncivilized drunk (with legions of soldiers illustrated as toys arranged in boxes), as Turkey, in the previous decades, suffered continuously from Russian ambitions to control the Bosporus. All of Central Europe seems rallied to oppose Russia, including Turkish, Hungarian, and Austrian soldiers. The German Empire is divided into two characters, an angry crocodile chomping on Russia's fist, and a soldier fighting France, who seems ready to give up. England and Wales posture arrogantly and are represented by the Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1927). He seems not to notice the German canon aimed in his direction. Ireland, it seems, has decided to hightail it out to sea. In Sweden, neutral throughout the war, King Gustav V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf, 1858-1950), watches the events with interest. The Baltic Sea, separating neutral Sweden from drunken Russia, appears as Death and faces Russia. Italy, a beautiful young woman, seems oblivious. This map was printed and published in 1914 in Istanbul by Khaireya and Co. Press for the Military Library. The design is based upon the work of Imre Varga, a Hungarian graphic artist who issued a similar map in Hungarian. Varga (ca. 1875-1964) was a Hungarian artist active in the early 20th century.]--Edited description of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps.
Coverage-SpatialEurope  
Languageotu
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Caricatures and cartoons  
  • Propaganda, Hungarian  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954990508105899
Collection TitleWorld War I Maps
CollectionWorld War I Maps

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