Caricature map of Italy

ALEPH [HARVEY, William].

Italy.
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 250 x 210mm.

A satirical map of Italy, with the peninsula filled with a portrait of Garibaldi, one of the heroes of the wars for Italian independence. The text below the image reads, "Thou model chieftain - born in modern days - Well may thy gallant acts claim classic praise. Uncompromising friend of liberty! Thy Photograph ennobles Italy".
The map was drawn by Lilian Lancaster Tennant (1852-1939) for 'Geographical Fun', a charming atlas of caricature maps of European counties, drawn (according to the preface) by a fifteen-year-old girl to amuse her sick brother. The author of the text was William Harvey (1796-1873), a London doctor and journalist, best-known for his book 'London Scenes and London People', 1863. Her maps contain many references to the political changes sweeping through continental Europe, with representations of Garibaldi and Bismarck.


Stock ID : 23748