Growth of Prussia—German territorial expansionism—Propaganda/persuasive map 1917
SKU: P-6-112294
'The Growth of Prussia'
Published in 1917, this openly polemical map presents the rise of Prussia as, in its own words, “one long record of deliberate territorial robbery”. The original Kingdom of Prussia is shown in one pattern; later territories “absorbed by negotiation, force or fraud” are coloured separately. Labels identify Polish lands seized in 1772, 1793 and 1795, Silesia taken from Austria in 1740, acquisitions of 1813 and 1815, Schleswig-Holstein and Lauenburg wrested from Denmark in 1864, annexations of 1866, Alsace-Lorraine taken from France in 1871, and lands attached to the German Empire after 1870. Austria-Hungary is shown as Prussia’s ally, while Bosnia and Herzegovina are described as annexed in defiance of treaty obligations. More accusation than neutral history, the map uses chronological colour and loaded captions to portray German power as the product of systematic conquest and betrayal.
Size 36 x 23 cm | 14.0 x 9.0 inches
Date Published: [1917]
Type: Colour-printed historical political and First World War propaganda map
Author: Stanford’s Geographical Establishment
Publication: An Atlas of the World War
Condition: Good |
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