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Satirical Maps of Europe

Vintage stuff is way underrated, especially when you see such great artwork forgotten by time. We’ve come across some satirical maps that describe in a humorous fashion Europe’s situation as seen during the first World War. Here are the artworks:

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Het Gekkenhuis (Oud Liedje, Nieuwe Wijs)
{approx: The Insane Asylum (Old Song, Newly Wise (or ‘new tune’?)}
(by Louis Raemaekers; Amsterdam, Senefelder [pub.] 1915)

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Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914
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{Summer Review of Europe, 1915}
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approx: Compact Overview of European Spring, 1915}
Gedrängte Frühjahrsübersicht von Europa im Jahre 1915
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European Revue - Kill That Eagle
(by J. Amschewitz; London, Pub. by “Geographica”, 1914)

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“Hark! hark! The dogs do bark!”
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Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914

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Satyrische Europa Karte Weltkrieg 1914
{Satirical Map of Europe in the World War 194}
(by E Zimmerman; Hamburg, W. Nölting [pub.], 1914)