Arthur and journalist , Dr.  William Harvey complied cartoon maps and rhymes in his publication Geographical Fun Being Humorous Outlines of Various Countries.  The chromolithography print depicts the political geography of Europe in human form.  Harvey's publication first appeared in 1869, published by Hodder & Stoughton.  The firm of Vincent, Brooks, Day & Son printed the maps and introduction.  The descriptive lines (rhymes) were written by Aleph, the pseudonym of William Harvey.  The idea behind the maps was taken from sketches drawn by Lillian Lancaster a 15-year old girl born in 1852 in London and who was trying to amuse her sick brother confined to bed.  She became an accomplished comic actress and singer.  Lillian married and in later life lived in Brighton, England.  She died in 1939 at the age of 87.  The print is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] in original color on heavy paper it measures approximately (7.8" x 9.4") verso is blank.      $230.   ($6.50 shipping / handling / ins.)        
 

Political satirical map from the periodical De Nieuwe Amsterdammer', published November 3, 1917.  The artiest Sluijters (1881-1957) in addition to his painting and modern art, produced covers for several European journals including this publication. The map shows a cat (Austria) attempting to push his right foot into a boot (Italy), a reference to the Battle of Capretto which began on October 24, 1917.  The Italians suffered a heavy defeat by the Austro-German offensive in Venetia during WW I.  The drive was eventually thwarted on a line from the River Piave.  The colored lithograph is printed on heavy paper and is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with normal age toning and measures approximately (12.5" x 18.7"  - 32 x 45.6 cm).         $385.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins - foreign postage addnl.)     

Political satirical cartoon from the periodical De Nieuwe Amsterdammer', published December  9, 1916.   The artiest Sluijters (1881-1957) in addition to his painting and modern art, produced covers for several European journals including this publication.  The print shows the British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George in large form blowing winds of war as English interests hold on blown by the wind and the Dutch War Minister Bosboom awakening to a nightmare of World War I.  The colored lithograph is printed on heavy paper and is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with normal age toning and measures approximately (12.5" x 18.7"  - 32 x 45.6 cm).        $385.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins - foreign postage addnl.)     

Political satirical cartoon from the periodical De Nieuwe  Amsterdammer',  published December  9, 1916.  The artiest Sluijters (1881-1957) in addition to his painting and modern art, produced covers for several European journals including this publication.  The print shows the German high command with a tailor looking at a map of Europe;  the tailor - 'gentlemen all English control, do you see we cut -Prima- out' and the other countries for the Empire.    The colored lithograph is printed on heavy paper and is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with normal age toning and measures approximately (12.5" x 18.7"  - 32 x 45.6 cm).       $385.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins - foreign postage addnl.)     

This print is plate # 31 from the book entitled Eccentric Excursions or Literary and Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character, and Country in Different Parts of England and South Wales, by G. M. Woodward.  The publication was published by R. S. Kirby of London.  Rated Very Good, the print measures approximately (7.3" x 8.0" - 25.5 x 20.0 cm).      $128.   ($8.50 shipping / handling / ins.)  

An exquisitely engraved map of Bohemia depicted as a flowering rose.  The copperplate engraving on laid paper portrays the stem of the rose that begins at Vienna and blossoms into a flower with Prague as its center and with Austria, Moravia, Bavaria, Silesia, and Messina on its leaves.  At the head of the map, which is in color; is a crown, an heraldic lion (the arms of the Emperor Leopold I), a distance scale, and a compass.  The numbers seen of the petals of the rose refer to different regions of Bohemia.  The text, in part, at the bottom of the map reads 'The Rose of Bohemia, bloody for all centuries, where more than 80 great battles have been fought'.  The cartographer, Balbinus was a Jesuit scientist devoted to Bohemia.  The map is rated Excellent with no apparent flaws noted and measures approximately ( 10.8" x 15.4"  - 30 x 41.2 cm).     ***SOLD***

This satirical engraving depicts one of the most infamous financial meltdown in history, that swept through Europe in 1719- 20.  John Law, a Scottish financier established the Banque Generale in France.  He was then granted control of Louisiana d' Occident in 1717.  Law developed an elaborate plan to exploit the resources of this new region of French control in North America.  Europeans rushed to invest in this new land. This resulted in the creation of several other companies such as the English South Sea Company and other smaller firms in the Dutch Republic.  The share price of the Compagnie de la Louisiane d'Occident rose dramatically in 1720.  By the end of that year the 'bubble' burst; speculators cashed in, thus causing a panic on the shares and the company went bankrupt.  The resultant action caused thousands of investors across Europe to be ruined.  The term bubble was thereafter a phrase that was applied to all such schemes.   The image shows John Law towed by a pair of Gallic roosters.  Law is also pictured in a tower 'guarding the Mississippi' and as a beggar hawking share certificates.  The print is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page) with no apparent flaws and the image measures approximately ( 7.1" x 8.5" - 18 x 21.5 cm) within a textual page of wider dimensions.     $310.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins. - foreign postage addnl.)   

This satirical French engraving depicts one of the most infamous financial meltdown in history, that swept through Europe in 1719- 20.  John Law, a Scottish financier established the Banque Generale in France.  He was then granted control of Louisiana d' Occident in 1717.  Law developed an elaborate pan to exploit the resources of this new region of French control in North America.  Europeans rushed to invest in this new land. This resulted in the creation of several other companies such as the English South Sea Company and other smaller firms in the Dutch Republic.  The share price of the Compagnie de la Louisiane d'Occident rose dramatically in 1720.  By the end of that year the 'bubble' burst; speculators cashed in, thus causing a panic on the shares and the company went bankrupt.  The resultant action caused thousands of investors across Europe were ruined.  The term bubble was thereafter a phrase that was applied to all such schemes.   The image shows an obelisk decorated with the Arms of Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Leiden on the sea shore with several figures which are numbered in accordance with the text below.  On the right is Fraud with a mouse-trap on her head, blowing into the back of John Law's head.  In the center section is Erasmus, in the habit of a pilgrim, and Mercury exchanging money bags, while a cherub representing Fame holds a wreath to the obelisk and blows his trumpet.  The print is rated Very Good [see our rating criteria on the Home Page) with no apparent flaws and the image measures approximately ( 9.5" x 8.5" -  24.3 x 21.5 cm) within a textual page of wider dimensions.     $310.  ($10.50 shipping / handling / ins. - foreign postage addnl.)