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Karte von Englands Länderraub

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Title
Karte von Englands Länderraub
Alternative Title
Karte von Englands Länder-raub
Creator
Pharus-Verlag  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:44,775,253 at equator  
Coordinates
(W 180°--E 180°/N 73°--S 75°).
Place of Publication
Berlin (Germany)
Publisher
Pharus-Verlages G.m.b.H.  
Date of Publication
  • 1914  
  • 1915  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
54 x 91 cm, on sheet 59 x 93 cm, folded in cover 21 x 13 cm
Notes
  • Persuasive and data-visualization map produced in Germany during the First World War that attempts to foment a domestic reaction against Britain's overseas empire. The map follows a common and--from a twenty-first century perspective--strange line of reasoning, which considered Britain's imperialism unjust not from the perspective of the colonized but rather vis-a-vis other European powers that had lost colonial possessions to Britain. To that end, the key describes 'England vergröß sich auf Kosten' (England enlarged at the expense of...) and the map includes tables providing data regarding land lost by Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, the Americas (though not the United States), and the Ottoman Empire. Though the map is in German and the audience was thus local, the message of the map is not that Britain has specifically robbed Germany but that Britain is generally a global bad actor. Perhaps this was part of an effort to recast German aggression (World War I had just begun when this map was published) as something less serious than Britain's historical escapades.--Edited description of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
  • Includes 5 tables, note, and 2 vertical columns giving the year that Britain incorporated each colony into its empire.
  • Shows countries from which England has "stolen" land (with dates).
  • Published in 1914 or 1915.
Coverage-Spatial
  • British colonies  
  • England  
Language
German
Subject
  • Colonies  
  • World maps  
  • Propaganda, German  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • World maps  
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955038170205899
Collection Title
World War I Maps
Collection
World War I Maps
TitleKarte von Englands Länderraub
Alternative TitleKarte von Englands Länder-raub
CreatorPharus-Verlag  
ScaleScale approximately 1:44,775,253 at equator  
Coordinates(W 180°--E 180°/N 73°--S 75°).
Place of PublicationBerlin (Germany)
PublisherPharus-Verlages G.m.b.H.  
Date of Publication
  • 1914  
  • 1915  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions54 x 91 cm, on sheet 59 x 93 cm, folded in cover 21 x 13 cm
Notes
  • Persuasive and data-visualization map produced in Germany during the First World War that attempts to foment a domestic reaction against Britain's overseas empire. The map follows a common and--from a twenty-first century perspective--strange line of reasoning, which considered Britain's imperialism unjust not from the perspective of the colonized but rather vis-a-vis other European powers that had lost colonial possessions to Britain. To that end, the key describes 'England vergröß sich auf Kosten' (England enlarged at the expense of...) and the map includes tables providing data regarding land lost by Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, the Americas (though not the United States), and the Ottoman Empire. Though the map is in German and the audience was thus local, the message of the map is not that Britain has specifically robbed Germany but that Britain is generally a global bad actor. Perhaps this was part of an effort to recast German aggression (World War I had just begun when this map was published) as something less serious than Britain's historical escapades.--Edited description of Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps.
  • Includes 5 tables, note, and 2 vertical columns giving the year that Britain incorporated each colony into its empire.
  • Shows countries from which England has "stolen" land (with dates).
  • Published in 1914 or 1915.
Coverage-Spatial
  • British colonies  
  • England  
LanguageGerman
Subject
  • Colonies  
  • World maps  
  • Propaganda, German  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • World maps  
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955038170205899
Collection TitleWorld War I Maps
CollectionWorld War I Maps

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