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Les regions dévastées vues d'Angleterre

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Title
Les regions dévastées vues d'Angleterre
Creator
Brousset, B.  
Scale
Not drawn to scale  
Place of Publication
France
Date of Publication
1922  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
20.7 x 14.9 cm
Notes
  • Likely published in France.
  • Likely published 1922.
  • In the cartographer's imaginary classroom, Marshal Philippe Pétain tries to convey to David Lloyd George the extent of the destruction France suffered in the First World War. He makes his argument through text: "Si la guerre avail eu l'Angleterre pour theatre les dévastations subies ... auraient couvert 21 comtés" (If the war had been fought in England, the devastation would have covered 21 counties). He makes his argument graphically by superimposing the outline of England on France and thus reveals a totally destroyed region extending from the Strait of Dover to the Irish Sea. He also argues with statistics: "La France compte 50% de sa population male de 19 a 32 ans tuée pendant la guerre" (France had 50% of its male population aged 19 to 32 killed during the war). A statistical table provides data on the kilometers of railroads, canals, and roads, the number of factories, the percentage of mines, and the hectares of arable land that were destroyed. In the lower portion of the map Pétain draws the attention of Lloyd George to a table showing, perhaps, the cities and shires of England that such a massive zone of devastation could engulf. Interestingly, Lloyd George is observing the main battle zone, but through the wrong end of his telescope.
  • "M. Lloyd George ne comprend pas le français. Il ne paraît pas avoir mieux compris la signification de cette carte de propagande répandue dans son pays par une Ligue anglaise amie de la France. Ces chiffres et ce rapprochement ont cependant leur éloquence!"--At foot of map.
  • Publication date provided by Old Map Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
  • Includes text, 2 statistical tables, and color illustrations.
  • Advertisements on verso.
  • "How do you convey the result of having a vast swath of your nation being the battleground for the First World War? Numbers and statistics are a start, but they lack the context that makes it real to others. Here Brousset sets the scars of war that impacted France into the context of England. The areas heavily damaged and the darker area of those regions totally destroyed are superimposed onto England and span from the coasts of Kent to the Irish Sea. A stunning image."--Edited description of Old Map Gallery.
Coverage-Spatial
  • France  
  • Great Britain  
Language
French
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Political satire, French  
  • Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945  
  • Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955091341505899
Collection Title
World War I Maps
Collection
World War I Maps
TitleLes regions dévastées vues d'Angleterre
CreatorBrousset, B.  
ScaleNot drawn to scale  
Place of PublicationFrance
Date of Publication1922  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions20.7 x 14.9 cm
Notes
  • Likely published in France.
  • Likely published 1922.
  • In the cartographer's imaginary classroom, Marshal Philippe Pétain tries to convey to David Lloyd George the extent of the destruction France suffered in the First World War. He makes his argument through text: "Si la guerre avail eu l'Angleterre pour theatre les dévastations subies ... auraient couvert 21 comtés" (If the war had been fought in England, the devastation would have covered 21 counties). He makes his argument graphically by superimposing the outline of England on France and thus reveals a totally destroyed region extending from the Strait of Dover to the Irish Sea. He also argues with statistics: "La France compte 50% de sa population male de 19 a 32 ans tuée pendant la guerre" (France had 50% of its male population aged 19 to 32 killed during the war). A statistical table provides data on the kilometers of railroads, canals, and roads, the number of factories, the percentage of mines, and the hectares of arable land that were destroyed. In the lower portion of the map Pétain draws the attention of Lloyd George to a table showing, perhaps, the cities and shires of England that such a massive zone of devastation could engulf. Interestingly, Lloyd George is observing the main battle zone, but through the wrong end of his telescope.
  • "M. Lloyd George ne comprend pas le français. Il ne paraît pas avoir mieux compris la signification de cette carte de propagande répandue dans son pays par une Ligue anglaise amie de la France. Ces chiffres et ce rapprochement ont cependant leur éloquence!"--At foot of map.
  • Publication date provided by Old Map Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
  • Includes text, 2 statistical tables, and color illustrations.
  • Advertisements on verso.
  • "How do you convey the result of having a vast swath of your nation being the battleground for the First World War? Numbers and statistics are a start, but they lack the context that makes it real to others. Here Brousset sets the scars of war that impacted France into the context of England. The areas heavily damaged and the darker area of those regions totally destroyed are superimposed onto England and span from the coasts of Kent to the Irish Sea. A stunning image."--Edited description of Old Map Gallery.
Coverage-Spatial
  • France  
  • Great Britain  
LanguageFrench
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Political satire, French  
  • Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945  
  • Pétain, Philippe, 1856-1951  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955091341505899
Collection TitleWorld War I Maps
CollectionWorld War I Maps

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