Lehmann-Dumont’s Satirical Map of Europe in 1914 Printed Area Measurement_30 x 23.5 cm ink stamp confirming corrections to

ink stamp confirming corrections to November 1911

The results “have to be evaluated as the most outstanding engravings depicting the wide-spread interest in classical geography in the 16th century

armorial bookplate (reinstated on front pastedown) of Henry Sinclair

original hand colour in outline with modern additions

Bensley and Son

Lehmann-Dumont’s Satirical Map of Europe in 1914 Printed Area Measurement_30 x 23.5 cm ink stamp confirming corrections toThis intricate anthropomorphic map (the artist also produced a zoomorphic companion piece) was issued soon after the outbreak of the First World War. Italy, initially neutral, pokes a head from a giant boot, eyes swiveling in both directions while contemplating which way to jump. This is a German map, and the Central Powers are the heroes of the piece. Bees issuing from a German hive represent the scions of the nobility. Spreading out across the