A satirical map of Scotland

ALEPH [HARVEY, William].

Scotland.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1869. 250 x 210mm.

Anthropomorphic map of Scotland. The text below the image reads: ''A gallant piper, struggling through the bogs, His wind bag broken, wearing his clay clogs; Yet strong of heart, a fitting emblem makes, For Scotland - land of heroes and of cakes''.
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 : 23749