Title: “Nouvelle Carte D’Europe Dressee Pour 1870” Description: Original French edition of Paul Hadol’s satirical political cartoon map of Europe showing countries personified in caricature and alluding to the tensions that finally erupted as the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870. In the center, a buffoonish Prussia interacts with its suspicious neighbors. England is depicted as an old woman holding its dog, Ireland, by a leash. Spain and Turkey are portrayed as unconcerned women on the fringes relaxing with a cigarette and a hookah respectively. Corsica and Sardinia become an impish figure mooning the viewer. A rifle with a bayonet near the bottom edge is sardonically labeled “Degrees of Longitude.” Signature of the artist present at the lower left side. Cartographer: Paul Hadol (1835-1875) Sheet size: 57,1 x 41,3 cm Year: 1870 Technique: lithograph Condition: Reasonable condition. Few restorations present, for protective reasons backed with Japanese tissue. This is an original antique map published in 1870 and not a modern copy or reprint. On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
