Lehmann-Dumont’s Satirical Map of Europe in 1914 Printed Area Measurement_30 x 23.5 cm armorial bookplate (reinstated on front

armorial bookplate (reinstated on front pastedown) of Henry Sinclair

original hand colour in outline with modern additions

text in Latin and German

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

slightly dusty lower margin

Lehmann-Dumont’s Satirical Map of Europe in 1914 Printed Area Measurement_30 x 23.5 cm armorial bookplate (reinstated on frontThis 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