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Le rève du fou = The madman's dream
Madman's dream

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Title
Le rève du fou = The madman's dream
Alternative Title
Madman's dream
Creator
Delaye, A.  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:9,540,000  
Place of Publication
Paris (France)
Date of Publication
1914  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
23 x 31 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1914.
  • Imp Ch. Delaye ... Paris."
  • "A vivid and all-but-unrecorded French pictorial map attacking Kaiser Wilhelm early in the First World War. Illustrator Delaye depicts the Kaiser in a pose reminiscent of Frankenstein, lurching toward Western Europe with his hands outstretched, dripping blood, while his right boot reaches toward the French possessions in North Africa. A bright-red Germany serves as his torso and drips yet more blood over Russia, Austria-Hungary, Serbia and Turkey. The nations of Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Italy (all white) are neutral, though the latter, at the time still nominally a German ally via the Triple Alliance, appears to serve as the Kaiser's left leg. Perhaps the oddest feature is the depiction of Austria-Hungary as a victim of the Kaiser, though it was a member of the Triple Alliance and its aggression against Serbia had helped spark the war. I find no institutional holdings of the map and no examples having appeared on the market. The sole reference I find is in Collection Henri LeBlanc Destinée a l'Etat. La Grande Guerre... Tome Premier, #334."--Edited description of Boston Rare Maps.
Language
French
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Propaganda  
  • Propaganda, Anti-German  
  • Propaganda, French  
  • William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
Rights Description
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99955201618905899
Collection Title
World War I Maps
Collection
World War I Maps
TitleLe rève du fou = The madman's dream
Alternative TitleMadman's dream
CreatorDelaye, A.  
ScaleScale approximately 1:9,540,000  
Place of PublicationParis (France)
Date of Publication1914  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions23 x 31 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1914.
  • Imp Ch. Delaye ... Paris."
  • "A vivid and all-but-unrecorded French pictorial map attacking Kaiser Wilhelm early in the First World War. Illustrator Delaye depicts the Kaiser in a pose reminiscent of Frankenstein, lurching toward Western Europe with his hands outstretched, dripping blood, while his right boot reaches toward the French possessions in North Africa. A bright-red Germany serves as his torso and drips yet more blood over Russia, Austria-Hungary, Serbia and Turkey. The nations of Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Italy (all white) are neutral, though the latter, at the time still nominally a German ally via the Triple Alliance, appears to serve as the Kaiser's left leg. Perhaps the oddest feature is the depiction of Austria-Hungary as a victim of the Kaiser, though it was a member of the Triple Alliance and its aggression against Serbia had helped spark the war. I find no institutional holdings of the map and no examples having appeared on the market. The sole reference I find is in Collection Henri LeBlanc Destinée a l'Etat. La Grande Guerre... Tome Premier, #334."--Edited description of Boston Rare Maps.
LanguageFrench
Subject
  • World War, 1914-1918  
  • Propaganda  
  • Propaganda, Anti-German  
  • Propaganda, French  
  • William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
Rights DescriptionNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99955201618905899
Collection TitleWorld War I Maps
CollectionWorld War I Maps

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