The Downfall of Germany’s world empire—lost African colonies—Persuasive map 1917
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'The Downfall of Germany’s World-Empire'
Published in 1917, this forceful propaganda map celebrates the destruction of Germany’s overseas empire. Beneath the title “The Downfall of Germany’s World-Empire”, the text recalls the slogan “World Empire or Downfall” and declares that Germany’s imperial dreams have been “rudely shattered”. Former German colonies are shown around the world, then dramatically transposed onto a map of Europe so that their combined scale can be grasped at a glance. The device transforms distant campaigns in Africa, Asia and the Pacific into a bold image of territorial loss and Allied success. Visually ingenious and unusually direct in its language, the map is both a record of the global dimensions of the First World War and a compelling example of British wartime triumphalism.
Size 36 x 23 cm | 14.0 x 9.0 inches
Date Published: [1917]
Type: Colour-printed First World War colonial and propaganda map
Author: Stanford’s Geographical Establishment
Publication: An Atlas of the World War
Condition: Good |
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